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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there will be several Breast Cancer Awareness activities in Dallas to promote mammograms and early detection of breast cancer.

Monday October 16
8:15 am - 5:15 pm Gilda's Club of North Texas, the American Cancer Society - North Texas Region and The Bridge Breast Network invite the public to visit their exhibits on the 1st floor lobby at City Hall. Visit the exhibits to learn more about the agencies and how to get involved in cancer awareness.

2007 Dallas Komen Race for the Cure October 20th

The Dallas Komen Race for the Cure will be held at Northpark Center on October 20. The Race is in its 25th year, and is part of a national 5K series sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The goal of the event is to heighten awareness and education about breast cancer as well as to recognize and celebrate breast cancer survivorship.

Register online at www.komen-dallas.org/race until midnight on October 15th. You can also print out a mail-in form and register by mail. Last minute registration at Northpark Center and Luke's Locker on October 17, 18 and 19.

Plano Balloon Festival Pictures

Plano Balloon Festival 2007 This Weekend!

The 2007 Plano Balloon Festival gets underway this weekend. Watch 75 bright, clever and creative balloons fill the air each day (twice on Saturday and Sunday). Balloons feature imaginative shapes and creative designs, including famous cartoon characters from American popular culture. Evening flights offer the spectacle of the balloons glowing as they are inflated. In addition to the balloon festivities, the Re/Max parachute team performs an amazing array of air acrobatics each day. There will also be live music and other entertainment, and an abundance of food and fun things for kids and the family at the Kids Fun Zone.

$5 per person 1-time admission
$8 per person day ticket – allows 1 re-entry
$4 per person discounted admission 9:00AM - 3:00PM
$1 off for Seniors 65 and over
Kids under 36 inches - Free!

Balloons launch Friday at 6PM, Saturday at 7AM and 6PM, and Sunday at 7AM and 6PM.

Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.

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