Get a Massage and Help Susan G. Komen for the Cure

On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, all five Central Indiana Massage Envy clinics (including the two in Carmel) will team up with the Indianapolis affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help win the fight against breast cancer by hosting Massage for the Cure.

During this one-day event, Massage Envy clinics will offer discounted $35 one-hour therapeutic massage sessions, with $10 from each massage being donated directly to the Indianapolis affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.   Additional donations will also be accepted and all proceeds collected will go directly into the local community.

The event is open to the public and requires an appointment at any of the five Central Indiana Massage Envy clinics:

• West Carmel / Zionsville; 4000 W. 106th St. Suite 200; Carmel, IN 46032; (317) 873-3909
• Village Park; 1950 Greyhound Pass Suite #10; Carmel, IN 46033; (317) 816-0600
• Stony Creek; 17247 Mercantile Boulevard; Noblesville, IN 46060; (317) 770-4910
• Hamilton Town Center; 14139 Town Center Blvd. Suite 750; Noblesville, IN 46060; (317) 776-2550
• Avon; 10960 E. US 36; Avon, IN 46123; (317) 271-9000

Reservations will be taken starting on August 15, 2009. All proceeds from Massage for the Cure will support breast cancer education, screening and treatment initiatives in Central Indiana.

“Massage Envy is extremely proud to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure and to continue the partnership that we’ve developed to raise funds for breast cancer efforts in our community” said Charlie Marsh, Indiana Regional Developer, Massage Envy.

Since the first Massage for the Cure event in 2005, Massage Envy has raised over $800,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  This year, Massage Envy’s goal is to raise $500,000, with an estimated 590 Massage Envy clinics in 40 states participating.

This year alone, more than 180,000 women and men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will lose their lives to the disease. A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and the disease claims another life every 13 minutes.

Appointments for Massage for the Cure can be made beginning Saturday, August 15.  Contact any area Massage Envy clinic directly at the phone numbers above, or visit  MassageEnvy.com.