Beverly Breast Cancer Walk Steps Off for 18th Year

BEVERLY (CHICAGO, IL) — With one in eight women in the United States diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, the Beverly Breast Cancer Walk will step off at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 14. Thousands will gather in Ridge Park at 96th and Longwood to join the 18th annual Mother’s Day walk benefitting Little Company of Mary’s Comprehensive Breast Health Center.

Last year, more than 14,000 men, women and children walked the Beverly neighborhood in commemoration of the countless wives, daughters and mothers who fought the war on breast cancer. The three-mile walk winds through the historic Beverly neighborhood. The Beverly Breast Cancer Walk was conceived 18 years ago by three pioneering women whose vision would inspire the Southland community to think pink on Mother’s Day.

Nearly two decades ago, Chicago-area resident Carol Moriarty sought treatment at Little Company of Mary’s Comprehensive Breast Health Center to aid her in her battle with breast cancer. After a successful plan of treatments, Carol found herself cancer-free with a new profound vision for life.

In 1999, Carol, her sister Nancy Mulcahy and longtime friend and Beverly resident, Lisa O'Brien, decided to give Southland residents a local option in the fight against breast cancer. What started as a walk among a group of friends and family on Mother’s Day quickly grew into a 14,000 participants and community-wide event that has raised more than $5 million with proceeds benefiting the programs and technology at Little Company of Mary’s Nationally Accredited Comprehensive Breast Health Center.

Over the past 17 years, the BBCW has raised more than $5 million to support LCMH’s award-winning Comprehensive Breast Health Center and impacted the lives of thousands of breast cancer survivors. With generous community support in 2016, the BBCW was able to sustain its support of current breast health programming and continue deepening its impact with the establishment of a BBCW Crisis Fund to assist LCMH breast cancer patients with emergent financial needs within our community.

Additionally, a portion of the 2016 event proceeds supported a “sister-walk” partnership with the international organization, People Helping People, bringing much-needed medical equipment, supplies and services to breast cancer patients in poverty-stricken El Salvador. In 2017, our top funding priorities include continued expansion of breast health programming, assisting those who may be in financial crisis during their treatment and empowering survivors through our second annual Cancer Survivor Event.

Advance registration for adults is $30. The entry fee for children ages 18 and under is $15. Same-day registration Register early to receive a t-shirt with your $30 entry fee while supplies last. Same-day registration is $10 more for adults and $5 more for children 18 and under. T-shirt availability is not guaranteed for day-of registrants. To register, visit Beverly Breast Cancer Walk.