Thanks to your participation, Nurses for the Girls was the largest Non-Profit team to race in the 16th Annual Race for the Cure in 2009. We appreciate your involvement and look forward to 2010. Tell all of your friends and co-workers, and let's continue to build year after year! Send us your photos.

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Have you ever been having a bad day and looked up to see a friend's smiling face and find that your troubles suddenly seem so small? Have you been soothed by a back rub or a warm bath? I believe these comforting measures are the backbone of the nursing profession. Nurses are there to lift people up when they are feeling down and give comfort when they need a little rest.

I have always known nursing to be a proud profession. My grandmother was a nurse and so was another woman I have always looked up to with admiration-- my mother Kathie Robertson.

My mom received her nursing degree in 1980. After graduation, she was hired by Baptist Hospital in Little Rock to work in the nursery. At the time, she was six months pregnant with me. She loved her job and developed fast friends at the hospital. In February 1981, she took what was to be a temporary leave of absence to give birth to me on April 7. One month later, she was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer.

My mother passed away on June 27, 1982, but her memory and spirit have always been a part of my life. She is still an inspiration to me. Today, I'm a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Hospital, and I'm looking for others who aspire to make a difference.

Join me in creating the largest team of nurses to Race for the Cure in Arkansas. By doing so, you will help build breast cancer awareness and you'll be donating to scholarships for nurses who are so important in the fight. You don't have to be a nurse. You don't have to be a woman. We know this battle touches us all! So please join us in this effort today!

Special thanks to Stefanie Bryant from KTHV who is helping us spread the word!

Today's THV put together a great promotional spot building awareness of the team!

Thanks again to noon show anchor, Stefanie Bryant, for driving awareness. Jaime Alverson and Matt Mitchell are also featured in the tag. Matt is an RN at UAMS. Click here to watch.