Cancer Walks
19 Jun 2009
Participating in cancer walks can be a great way to fight cancer and support those who are dealing with the challenges of cancer. Cancer affects all of us, either directly or indirectly.
If you don’t believe cancer affects you, consider these statistics. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.4 million new cases of diagnosed cancer will occur this year alone. In 2004, there were approximately 10.8 million people who had a history of cancer. Last year the cost of cancer was estimated to be over $200 Billion dollars! Cancer does affect all of us.
Cancer walks don’t only raise funds for worthy charities that battle cancer every day. They also help create an awareness and can even be used to recruit volunteers and advocates for the cause.
The purpose of each cancer walk is different. The money raised may go to a nonprofit organization that deals with many forms of cancer or one specific form. Decide where your passion is and get involved in a cancer walk that aligns with your passion.
Some of the more popular cancer walks include:
- Relay for Life (American Cancer Society)
- Breast Cancer 3-Day (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
- Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (Avon Foundation)
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Lung Cancer Walk (LUNGevity Foundation)
Search out a cancer walk in your area and get involved. You can play a part in wiping out the disease and supporting those who deal with cancer until it is only a memory.
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Please join our team June 6, 2009 in Hartford, CT at Bushnell Park in this 5K event- walk or run, and help raise money to fight Breast Cancer, or sponsor us with a tax-deductible donation at www.komenct.org . Team name “New Milford Cares”.
The Avon Walk Around the World for Breast Cancer began in 2005 bringing grassroots activism to a global scale. This worldwide series of events began mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people across the globe raising money and breaking down barriers to awareness and access to care while working to eradicate the disease. Walk Around the World events are linked by the Global Connection Ribbon, which is the symbolic emotional component that connects breast cancer survivors and participants across the world. The ribbon is a powerful symbol of the connection to each other and shared determination to turn every diagnosis into a story of survival. Each Walk Around the World event includes the Global Connection Ribbon ceremony, where this special ribbon is passed from one breast cancer survivor to another uniting all survivors and this global community.
In 2008, the First Annual JDC and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Race for the Cure® was held in Sarajevo, bringing together more than 2,500 Bosnians – Muslims, Serbs, Croats and Jews – to walk and show their support for the fight against a common enemy: breast cancer.
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
