Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to be held Oct. 6 at JBPHH

Ho'okele Staff | Sep 29, 2012

Brandon Bosworth
Contributing Writer

The 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk takes place starting at 7 a.m., Oct. 6, at Richardson Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

This event is part of the American Cancer Society?s nationwide series of walking events to raise funds and awareness to end breast cancer. Nationwide, more than 270 Making Strides walks occur each year, ranging in distance from 3 to 5 miles.

In 1984, cancer survivor Margery Gould Rath and a group of volunteers held the first Making Strides Against Cancer in Boston. The goal was to cele brate fellow cancer survivors by raising funds for the American Cancer Society. The first walk drew 200 participants and soon become a Boston tradition.

In 1993, the event officially became known as the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Since then, 8 million walkers across the United States have raised more than $460 million to help fight breast cancer through Making Strides events. In 2011 alone, 1 million walkers across the country collected more than $60 million to help fight the disease.

The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers and participants for the Oct. 6 event. For more information, visit the website MakingStridesHonolulu.org or call 432-9133.

Category: Life & Leisure

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