Revlon set to kick off annual run/walk May 2

NEW YORK The 12th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women to be held in May will kick off with an all-star show in Times Square that will feature a celebrity host and special guests.

The 5K run/walk in Times Square/Central Park will be held May 2. Additional information and registration can be found at www.revlonrunwalk.com.

Jimmy Fallon, a Saturday Night Live veteran and the new host of NBC's Late Night, will host the 2009 opening ceremonies the morning of May 2.

Revlon has also welcomed back from the 2003 Run/Walk, Oscar nominee for A Beautiful Mind and Revlon brand ambassador, Jennifer Connelly. This year’s event will also feature Revlon brand ambassador and actress Jessica Alba from the Fantastic Four series.

Created in 1993 through the committed and efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Lilly Tartikoff, Revlon chairman Ronald O. Perelman and Rehage Entertainment, the EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women has grown to become one of the nation’s largest 5K fundraising events. To date, the Run/Walks (LA/NY) have distributed nearly $55 million for cancer research, treatment, counseling and outreach programs.