For over 20 years, Felecia Owens has been volunteering in the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk dedicating countless hours of her time planning, fundraising, and walking to support breast cancer survivors and honor those we’ve lost.

Felecia Owens has supported the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the More Than Pink (formerly Walk for a Cure) walk in Austin for over 20 years now. Beyond participating in the walk, she is also a board member at the Susan G. Komen Foundation helping them plan the walk, creating sponsor tents for event day, tracking down new sponsorships and working with other survivors to ensure everyone feels loved and appreciated at this walk. The board meets once a month beginning in June to prep for the More Than Pink Walk that’s held each October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Felecia is the first person on every meeting, known by the team as “our person” according to Development Director Carly Samuelson, who says, “if we need someone to do something, she’ll always step up.”

The More Than Pink Walk in Austin typically has over 4,500 participants and raises nearly $500,000 for the organization, making it their biggest fundraising event each year. Felecia understands the importance of this walk for the organization, as well as for the people participating. She knows firsthand how important this walk is for those we’ve lost, as well as those who are battling, or have battled breast cancer as a breast cancer survivor herself. She started participating in the walk with a friend who was also battling breast cancer at the time, and they made each other a promise to show up each year. It’s a promise Felecia has kept for over 20 years, after her friend sadly lost her battle to breast cancer. Felecia says it’s a promise that she thinks about year after year.

It takes a truly special person to understand all aspects of an organization with many moving parts, but Felecia takes on any task thrown her way. “When you’re volunteering you are either giving your time, talent, or treasure – Felecia manages to give us all three!” says Carly. She knows every part of the walk and has been an incredible champion for the Susan G. Komen Foundation each year without hesitation.