Breast Cancer Alliance Annual Run/Walk For Hope

On May 19, runners and walkers of all ages - from toddlers to grandparents - will lace up their sneakers and join hundreds of Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) supporters in Greenwich, CT for the organization’s annual 5K Run/Walk for Hope. The event brings together families, friends, neighbors and even some dogs - for a fun and meaningful morning as participants remember loved ones who lost their lives to the disease and honor breast cancer survivors. Recognizing the important role fitness plays in both prevention and recovery, BCA added a 5K run to its annual 1-mile walk in 2016. In 2019, the organization is expanding the event further with its inaugural Walk or Run Where You Live. Women, men and children in communities throughout the U.S. will also run or walk in their hometowns - around their neighborhood, on a school track, along the beach… wherever their feet may take them. Walk or Run Where You Live reflects BCA’s ever-broadening funding focus and efforts to extend their vital research grants. It’s an easy, healthy, enjoyable way to make a big impact! Participants can register, donate, or sponsor at: breastcanceralliance.org/events The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals BCA invests in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved. RUN/WALK FOR HOPE, Greenwich, CT or Where You Live WHEN: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 7:00am: Check-In and Walk-In registration; breakfast opens compliments of Z Hospitality, PepsiCo. 8:00am: 5K runners begins 8:15 am: 1 Mile walkers begin 9:00am: Prizes WHERE: Beginning and ending at Richards, 359 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT WHAT: A 5K run loop and a 1-mile walk loop (your choice or do both!) WHO: Co-Chairs: Christa Civitillo, Xandy Duffy, Lois Kelly, Claire Kiger, Sophie Pelletier Martinelli, Meg Russell, Elisa Wilson PARTICIPATION: $40 for adults (includes event T-shirt) $30 for students ages 8-18, children 7 and under are free $25 for Where You Live SPONSORS: Platinum: Omnicom Gold: Greenwich Hospital, North Castle Partners Diamond: Pitch Your Peers Silver: Hartford HealthCare, The Mifflin Family, Morgan Stanley Bronze: Greenwich Oral and MaxilloFacial Surgery Associates, White Plains Hospital Crystal Sponsor: Elite Fitness, Equinox, Metalios Group, Northeast Medical Group, Open Door Family Medical Center, Performance PT, Women’s Sports Medicine Center at ONS, Spring Theory Pilates and Sotheby’s In-Kind: MTX Fitness and Northeast Medical Group PRE-REGISTRATION OR DONATE AT: breastcanceralliance.org/events FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES: Christine M Biddle, christine@christinembiddle.com - 914-763-3710