Teams are Forming to Finish the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Andover's Imagination Inn team, shown here at the 2012 Making Strides walk, is one of the many Andover teams that help make strides against breast cancer. The 2012 Concord event raised a record-breaking $613,763, making the Concord event once again the top per capita Making Strides event in the country out of the 300 events hosted by the American Cancer Society in 2012. — Andover’s Imagination Inn team, shown here at the 2012 Making Strides walk, is one of the many Andover teams that help make strides against breast cancer. The 2012 Concord event raised a record-breaking $613,763, making the Concord event once again the top per capita Making Strides event in the country out of the 300 events hosted by the American Cancer Society in 2012.

One hundred years ago, the American Cancer Society began the fight of a lifetime – the fight against cancer. Now it’s time to join together to finish the fight. Teams are forming for the 21st annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, which takes place on Sunday, October 20, at Memorial Field in Concord at 12:30 PM. This American Cancer Society event raises money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

A team is at least 10 people who each commit to raising a minimum of $100. Team members receive a long-sleeve Making Strides t-shirt with their team name on the back and experience the camaraderie, support, and spirit of sharing this inspiring event together.

Teams can be Family and Friends or Corporate teams. Anyone interested in forming a team is encouraged to attend our Making Strides Kick-off on Thursday, August 15. For more information and a Team Leader Kit, contact Kathi Russ at KMR3@nullcomcast.net or 738-4404 or visit MakingStridesWalk.org/ConcordNH.

Breast Cancer Thrives on Silence

We know that breast cancer thrives on silence. Progress comes when we speak out, when we make noise. We need to get loud for those lives silenced by breast cancer, we need to get loud for those yet to be diagnosed, and we need to get loud for those currently battling the disease.

Today, the American Cancer Society is the leader in the fight to end breast cancer and all cancers. As the nation’s largest non-governmental funder of cancer research, the American Cancer Society has played a role in nearly every major breast cancer research breakthrough in the past 60 years.

The progress has been tremendous, but there is still much to do. There are too many lives being lost to breast cancer. The American Cancer Society is determined to make this century breast cancer’s last century.

We need your help to finish the fight. Form a team today.