Runners up:
2. Angel Ball, Angel Charity for Children, Inc., www.angelcharity.org3. El Tour de Tucson
Vote of note: "people spare-changing in medians," one vote
Best Spectacle for Charity
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
It's The Big Kahuna. The cops block traffic; there's no place to park; and the path around Reid Park becomes a cheery, sweating, mostly female trail of pink that eventually carpets the whole west side of the park. The stats last time around, on April 18: nine months of organization, more than 700 volunteers, 10,094 walkers, an immeasurable increase in public awareness and $620,000 raked in for breast cancer research. Every conceivable slice of Tucson's vivid demographic mix is there and wearing a pink T-shirt. There's music, food, wild cheering and sprints for kids. The Race for the Cure is a party for all of Tucson, born from a grim disease.
Previous Winners
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2015
All Souls Procession
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2013
Puttin' on the Dog
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2012
Humane Society of Southern Arizona's Puttin' on the Dog
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2011
Humane Society of Southern Arizona's Puttin' on the Dog
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2010
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Puttin' on the Dog
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2009
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Puttin' on the Dog
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2008
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Puttin' on the Dog
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2007
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Puttin' on the Dog
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2006
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
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2005
Humane Society of Southern Arizona's Puttin' on the Dog
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2003
Angel Ball
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2002
Komen Race for the Cure
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2001
Boys & Girls Club Charity Auction
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2000
Angel Ball
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