Wednesday, July 30, 2025–11:21 a.m.
-News Release-
Get ready to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month with the Paper Doll Parade and Breast Cancer Awareness 5K, sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd.
This year’s event, organized by Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, at Ridge Ferry Park in Rome. The 5K – a Peachtree Road Race qualifier –will start at approximately 9 a.m. with the 2-mile Paper Doll Parade health walk beginning at 9:15 a.m.
Atrium Health Floyd’s iconic dolls – symbols of breast health, breast education, and the belief that knowledge is power – will again be on display in fashionable running apparel around the park.
A dollar from every entry will go towards Floyd Healthcare Foundation’s scholarship fund to financially assist women who can’t afford a mammogram. You can also donate online at https://www.floyd.org/foundation/Pages/Make-a-Donation.aspxand select the Breast Center as the Giving Program.
A costume contest will be held at 8:45 a.m., and breast cancer survivors will be recognized after the walk and race are over.
While a special half-off week will not be held this year, early bird registration – $26 for the 5K, and $21 for the walk– has begun and closes on Sunday, Aug. 10 at midnight.
Regular registration, which closes Sept. 21, will cost $31 for the run and $26for the walk. Late registration will be in-person only and is $41 for both the walk and the run.
Group participants can sign up at a discounted rate until Friday, Sept. 12. The cost will be $16 for the walk and $21 for the run. There will be no late registration for groups.
Teams are encouraged to:
- Form teams for a worthy cause.
- Come up with a fun name.
- Design your own Paper Doll costume to wear or deck out in pink from head to toe.