Breast Cancer Walk Draws 2,000-Plus, Raises $4.6 Million

Photo courtesy of Avon 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer

By Bay City News Service

More than 2,000 people walked 39.3 miles through the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday in the Avon 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, according to the Avon Foundation for Women.

The walk, which began at Fort Mason in San Francisco and took participants across the Golden Gate Bridge and through the Marin County, drew people from 43 states and Washington, D.C., foundation officials said.

The list of participants included 293 breast cancer survivors and 330 men, according to the foundation.

Participants raised $4.6 million, which will go toward accelerating research to end breast cancer, according to the foundation.

The money will also go toward educating people about breast cancer and improving access to screenings, diagnoses and treatments, foundation officials said.

The Bay Area event is the fifth of seven walks to be held this year in the U.S.