PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 24, 2006 - Pocock Racing Shells (www.Pocock.com) of Everett, Wash. has joined Row for the Cure® in the fight against breast cancer. 

Making a five-year commitment to fight breast cancer, Pocock Racing Shells is a major sponsor of Seattle’s Row for the Cure® benefiting the Puget Sound Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.   

Proceeds from each Row for the Cure® benefit the local affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, where 75 percent of the money raised stays in the community for education and treatment of breast cancer.  The remaining 25 percent of monies raised support national breast cancer research projects.   

“Statistics tell us that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year,” said Bill Tytus, President of Pocock Racing Shells.  “Everyone that I know has had their life impacted in some way by this terrible disease. Row for the Cure® is one way that we can do something to protect our loved ones." 

Row for the Cure® regattas, hosted by local rowing clubs, are third-party fundraising events benefiting local affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.  Since the regatta’s inception in 1994 on Portland’s Willamette River, Row for the Cure® has expanded to 11 U.S. cities, raising more than $500,000 in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

In the U.S., Portland, Seattle, Pullman (Wash.), Philadelphia, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Austin, Jacksonville, Grand Rapids, Dayton and Westerville (Ohio) host Row for the Cure® regattas, while Frankfurt, Germany, will host Europe’s first Row for the Cure® this fall.

“Pocock Racing Shells has been a pioneer in the sport of rowing and we are proud to be associated with them,” said Row for the Cure® founder Kathy Frederick.  “By taking a leadership role among businesses serving the rowing community, Pocock Racing Shells’ commitment to fight breast cancer will help raise awareness among rowers of the life-saving importance of early detection.”