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The first day of the Avon walk is the distance of a marathon, 26.2 miles, and the second day is a half-marathon, 13.1 miles, for a total of 39.3 miles. In 2003, the Breast Cancer 3-Day debuted with event manager and beneficiary, National Philanthropic Trust, and primary beneficiary, Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is Komen's main fundraising event and the world's largest funding event for breast cancer. [ 26] It consists of a series of 5K runs and fitness walks to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The first race was run in Dallas, Texas in 1983, with 800 participants. [ 27]
Boston MA, October 2012. Daniel M. Pallotta (born January 21, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist. He is best known for his involvement in multi-day charitable events with the long-distance Breast Cancer 3-Day walks, AIDS Rides bicycle journeys, and Out of the Darkness suicide prevention night walks.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at the Riverfront Esplanade in Daytona Beach, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. She said losing her hair due to treatment was one of the hardest things about ...
Approximately 5,000 people participated in the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk along Flagler Drive. The walk raises money to help fight breast cancer. Saturday, January 27, 2024 in West Palm Beach.
AIDS Walk is a walkathon fundraiser that raises money to combat the AIDS epidemic. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has drawn hundreds of thousands of supporters to walk, and millions more to donate, raising more than $90 million to combat HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles. The funds raised at the event remain a vital lifeline that sustains APLA ...
July 24, 2024 at 9:23 PM. After Kate Rackham learned she had breast cancer at 38 years old, she began volunteering with cancer charities to raise awareness for breast cancer in young people. She ...
March for Babies, formerly known as WalkAmerica, is a charitable walking event sponsored by the March of Dimes. It began in 1970 as the first charitable walking event in the United States. [1] The name was changed after the 2007 event. March for Babies is held yearly in 1,100 communities across the nation.