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LivingWell Cancer Resource Center's Bridge Walk Kick-Off Party & Pancake Breakfast

Come one, come all and bring your appetites to the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center Bridge Walk Kick-Off Party & Pancake Breakfast. Open to the public, the event will be held Saturday, January 21 from 9-11 a.m. at Baker Memorial Church in St. Charles.

In addition to a pancake breakfast provided by the St. Charles Unity Masonic Lodge #48, the event also will feature inspirational speakers and information about LivingWell’s 7th Annual Bridge Walk, including registration information, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, team building and fundraising tips and more.

The 7th Annual Bridge Walk is a community-based 5K walk along the Fox River benefitting the free programs and services offered at LivingWell Center Resource Center to members of our community touched by cancer.  This year’s walk will take place on Saturday, May 19.

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As a special incentive for early registration, anyone who registers to participate in the Bridge Walk prior to January 20th AND attends the Kick-off Party & Pancake Breakfast will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win an iPad2.

All proceeds from the kick-off event and the Bridge Walk go to fund the more than 55+ programs and services offered through LivingWell Cancer Resource Center. The only comprehensive cancer care resource available in the western suburbs, LivingWell has served the needs of more than 10,000 people, providing services that encourage, educate and emotionally support people living with cancer, as well as their family members, caretakers and friends.

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For more information about the Bridge Walk Kick-Off Party & Pancake Breakfast or to RSVP, email lhansen@livingwellcrc.org or call 630/262-1111. Reservations are required by January 18. For more information about LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, visit www.livingwellcrc.org.

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