Massage Envy Fundraiser Tops 1,900 Massages for Charity

Massage for the Cure Day in Houston Raises $60,000-Plus for Susan G. Komen to Fight Breast Cancer

HOUSTON, TX - October 3, 2007 - Twenty-two Houston area Massage Envy clinics raised $61,704.96 on Massage for the Cure Day as hundreds of licensed massage therapists provided almost 2,000 free therapeutic massages in exchange donations of any amount to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Houston Affiliate.

The charity event took place September 10, according to John Leonesio, founder and CEO of the Phoenix-based company that has awarded 671 clinics nationwide.

"All money donated stayed in Houston to help Houston women fight breast cancer," Leonesio said. "Massage Envy is thrilled about the success of Houston's first Massage for the Cure Day." 

 "Too many women have lived in fear of breast cancer for too long," he said.  Our partnership with The Komen Foundation raised much needed dollars to fund mammograms and breast cancer research. It is my hope that this annual event will raise awareness about the importance of early detection and early treatment of breast cancer."