SEBASTIAN — Breast cancer survivors, volunteers, and participants will unite for an inspirational kickoff reception as part of the second year of the “Put On Your Pink Bra” campaign for the 9th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.
Making Strides is a noncompetitive 5K walk to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer and to provide hope to all people facing the disease.
The walk will be held at Riverview Park in Sebastian in October. Anyone interested in forming a team is welcome to the kickoff reception on August 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Capt. Hiram’s.
Teams can register for the walk anytime at www.PutOnYourPinkBra.com/IndianRiver.
Team Leaders interested in attending the event should contact Betsy Craig at Betsy.Craig@Cancer.org.
The “Put On Your Pink Bra” campaign is designed to empower women across the state to wear pink bras in support of the fight against breast cancer and as a personal symbol of their breast cancer journeys.
The 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event is presented by the Sebastian River Medical Center. Steven Salyer, CEO (see photo) is taking up the fight against breast cancer, and employees throughout the hospital are joining him as several departments are planning fundraising teams.
The kickoff reception will include a message from Lin Reading, a breast cancer survivor, and Dr. Nancy Baker from Primary Care of the Treasure Coast, who will share a synopsis of the strides we have already made in the fight against breast cancer, including the preventative impact of genetic testing.
Interviews will be available with local American Cancer Society staff, volunteers, cancer survivors, and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer participants.
Theresa Woodson, the American Cancer Society Community Representative, is the onsite contact and can be reached at (772) 473-4613.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer.
As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community.
We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do.
As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer, and countless more who have avoided it, will be celebrating birthdays this year.
To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at (800) 227-2345 or visit www.Cancer.org.