Walk-a-thons for Leukemia, Heart fundraising

October

It’s walk-a-thon season and two local groups are planning fundraising events this weekend.
The first is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which will have its event Saturday at Nyack Memorial Park. More than 600 people are expected. The group’s hero of the Rockland walk is Amy Dave of Valley Cottage, who survived B-cell lymphoma and is active in the organization. Dave also works as a physician’s assistant in a radiation oncology practice.
Registration for the walk will start at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies will take place at 6:30 p.m. and the walk will start at 7 p.m. Post-walk entertainment and fireworks will start at 7:45 p.m.
Call the Westchester/Hudson Valley chapter of the organization at 914-949-0084 for more information.
Another walk-a-thon will take place Sunday on the grounds of Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River.
The Little Bit o’ Sole 5K walk will raise money for the Active International Cardiovascular Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern.
Registration starts at 9 a.m.
Other sponsors include Mercedes-Benz of Rockland, Mack-Cali, Novartis, Provident Bank, and others. For more information call 845-732-8466.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 at 10:27 am by Jane Lerner. Print This Post | Email This Post
Category: Good Samaritan Hospital, Leukemia & lymphoma Society, fundraisers

One Response to “Walk-a-thons for Leukemia, Heart fundraising”

Marilyn Walker October 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Raising money for research is incredibly important – thank you for including these on your blog.

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