Barbara Graves The Komen Race for the Cure is the largest series of 5k runs/fitness walks in the world. In 2004, Little Rock participants of the Race for the Cure raised 1.2 million dollars. Proceeds from the Komen Race for the Cure help fund important breast cancer research as well as breast health initiatives on a local level. 75% of the proceeds remain in the local community where the race is held. Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions is an original sponsor of the Arkansas Race for the Cure and has won the award for Largest Small Business Team 1998-2002 and in 2007. Dates to remember: Runway for the Cause, Sept. 18, 2008, 501-244-9700. Race for the Cure, October 11, 2008, 501-202-4009.