| Home >> Media Room >> Buchanan's Photo Gallery >> Mary Kay 5K Fun Run | ||
Mary Kay 5K Run |
||
| Virtually everyone has been touched by cancer in some way. Mary Kay’s personal
encounter came in 1980 when her husband, Mel Ash, died of lung cancer. Subsequently, each time a member of the extended Mary Kay family was diagnosed, she became even more determined to work to find a cure.
In 1987, Mary Kay decided to put her money where her heart was and asked the independent sales force and employees at Mary Kay Inc. to do the same. Together they began raising funds for cancer research and in 1996, the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation (MKACF) was established to formalize the raising and distributing of research funds for cancers affecting women. This year Buchanan Technologies showed its support for the MKACF by title sponsoring the Mary Kay 5K Run and Walk. The event was held on Saturday, October 3rd, at Mary Kay’s world headquarters in Addison, TX. BA hosted the event armed with 15 smiling volunteers, consisting of BA employees and their families. Participants of the event were greeted by the BA Team handing out Buchanan Technologies marketing gear. Several BA volunteers participated in the 1K walk and the 5K run to show their support for the MKACF. With so many volunteers from BA participating at this year’s event, several being children, we continue to pass our BA value of community matters to the next generation. | ||
|
||
