Breast Friends Foundation Holding Annual Walk on Sunday

The Annual Breast Friends Foundation’s 10th and Final Walk will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4.

The annual event begins at Devereux Beach in Marblehead. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 9 a.m.

The registration is $20 per adult and $10 per child.

The walk will take place rain or shine, and strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome.

Sara Bryant Smith wanted to focus on helping in the fight against breast cancer. The statistics are stunning: one out of every eight women will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime and every year, 178,000 women in America hear the words they never wanted to hear, “You have breast cancer...” The treatments are getting more and more advanced each year; those effected by the disease have reason to remain more positive than ever.

The only remedy for that was to create an easier way to give.

“I just wanted to do a simple walk around the Neck, “ Sara proclaimed. So, the annual Breast Friends Foundation Walk Around The Neck Fundraiser was born. Each walker donates a minimum of $20.00. They receive a Breast Friends t-shirt and enjoy a scenic walk around beautiful Marblehead Neck. Sara’s initial hope was to raise one dollar for every person in Marblehead, which was around $22,000.

The walk begins at Devereux Beach and follows a three-mile course around the Neck. The organization will again raise funds for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Outreach Cancer program.

You can find out more about the foundation and the walk here. >>>