AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2003 EVENTS
New Event Series Raises Funds and Awareness in Eight U.S. Cities
NEW YORK – In 2003, tens of thousands of women and men are taking personal
steps to help fund access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer. From
April to September, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is taking place
in eight U.S. cities to raise significant funds and awareness for the breast
cancer cause. Interested individuals can register to walk for the new national
event series by visiting www.avonwalk.org
or calling 1-877-WALK-AVON.
The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is a new series of major fundraising
events being held nationwide this year. The unique weekend outdoor events
offers participants an option of walking a marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon
plus a half-marathon (39.3 total miles) over a Saturday and Sunday. The 2003
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer cities are (in alphabetical order): Boston,
MA; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Portland,
OR; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC.
The Avon Walks will build on the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade’s
decade-long commitment to raising funds and awareness for the breast cancer
cause. In 10 years the Avon Crusade has raised an unprecedented $250,000,000
worldwide, with funds awarded to breast cancer medical research, clinical
care, support services, education and early detection programs, with a focus
on helping the medically underserved – the poor, minorities, elderly, and
those without adequate insurance.
About the Avon Walks
Each walk starts on a Saturday morning with a special ceremony before the
participants begin traveling the route (choosing for the first day either
13.1 or 26.2 miles) towards the Wellness Village, their home-away-from-home
for the night. Here, they will find an assortment of enjoyable, relaxing and
relevant activities, including educational information and presentations on
breast cancer and other health and wellness issues, yoga and stretching and
entertainment. The village will provide all the essentials to keep participants
comfortable, including two-person sleeping tents, hot showers, prepared meals
and comprehensive medical services. A section of the Wellness Village will
be open to visits from participants’ friends, family and members of the surrounding
local communities.
On Sunday, all walkers will complete the final 13.1-mile route, returning
to their point of origin and culminating in a closing ceremony celebration.
Throughout the weekend, the walkers will be cared for by a dedicated all-volunteer
crew seeing after their safety and every need.
Each participating walker is required to raise a minimum of $1,750 for the
Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. Upon registration, walkers will be
assigned a Walker Buddy to support them in fundraising and training. Funds
donated to the Avon Crusade are managed and disbursed by the Avon Foundation,
a 501(c)(3) public charity.
About the Avon Foundation & Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade
The Avon Foundation
was founded in 1955 with a mission to improve the lives of women and their
families. The Foundation supports programs that provide economic opportunity
and physical and emotional well-being in the U.S. and around the world.
The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade is an initiative of the Avon Foundation
launched in the U.S. in 1993, and serves the mission to fund access to care
and finding a cure for breast cancer, with a focus on reaching medically underserved
women – including minorities, the poor, elderly, under- and uninsured women.
The first Avon breast cancer program launched in the U.K. in 1992, and Avon
now supports programs in nearly 50 countries around the world.
To date the Avon Crusade has raised $250,000,000 worldwide to fund five vital
areas of the breast cancer cause: medical research, clinical care, support
services, educational and advocacy seminars, and community-based, non-profit
early detection breast health programs. In addition to the Avon Walk for
Breast Cancer, the wide range of Avon Crusade fundraising programs include
the sale of special Crusade “pink ribbon” products by Avon independent Sales
Representatives, special events and direct online fundraising.
Learn More
To register to walk
or crew, or to pledge financial support for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer,
visit www.avonwalk.org or call 1-877-WALK AVON for
more information. To learn more about the Avon Foundation, visit www.avonfoundation.org.
For information on the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade or to order “pink
ribbon” products, visit www.avoncrusade.com, contact an Avon Sales
Representative or call 1-800-FOR-AVON.
2003 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Event* Schedule (in chronological
order)
Washington, DC April 26-27
Boston, MA May 3-4
Cincinnati, OH May 17-18
Chicago, IL June 7-8
San Francisco, CA June 28-29
Portland, OR July 12-13
Los Angeles, CA September 6-7
New York, NY September 20-21
*Walking routes are not yet confirmed.
Avon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity
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