Good Morning, Its the morning after completing my 39.3 mile walk to earn all the funds everyone generously donated to my Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. It poured buckets the first 2.5 hours but then the sun came out and it was beautiful the rest of the weekend. I did suffer a few blisters due to wet sneakers and socks Saturday morning, but, blisters will heal! This was my ninth year walking and I still got goosebumps watching everyone gathering at 5:30 am Saturday to start out on the two day journey. What amazed me was that no one was upset it was raining, instead everyone was pumped! You still saw the sea of pink, it was just under clear rain ponchos :-) This year you were all amazingly generous! I raised a total of $14,823.10!!!! So to date since my first walk I have raised $89,203.10!!! Give yourselves a round of applause, it could not have happened without your continued support over the years. Next year will be my tenth year and I want to reach $100,000 (who am I kidding, I want to exceed $100,000!). I will leave you all alone for now, but Ill be back! Im already signed up for next year :-) The Boston walk raised $3.9M - at the bottom of this post is just a small sampling of how those funds will be disbursed - please take a moment to read to see where your generous donations go and see how many benefit from this walk. Again, thank you thank you thank you! I can only be successful in my crusade if you have my back! Enjoy your day, Claudia 2014 Boston Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Raised $3.9M Massachusetts General Hospital received a $500,000 grant to support the Avon Comprehensive Breast Cancer Care and Research Center, which is the hub of all research, education and clinical care activities for breast health at the hospital. Boston University received a $300,000 grant to study if environmental chemicals cause changes to breast tumors, enabling them to spread from their original site to distant organs. Boston Medical Center received a $150,000 grant to help screen more than 17,000 women this year and provide navigation services to patients to remove barriers and coordinate access to care for prompt diagnosis. Silent Spring Institute received a $150,000 grant to continue research into the role of environmental chemicals in causing breast cancer. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $150,000 grant to help researchers employ a “big data” scientific approach to determine if viruses or bacteria play a role in breast cancer development. Community Servings, an organization that served lunch and snacks throughout the Avon Walk weekend, received a $100,000 grant to help provide meals for more than 540 clients fighting breast cancer and their families, ensuring that patients receive high-quality, nutritious meals when they need it the most. Cambridge Health Alliance received a $100,000 grant to provide navigation and support services for 3,500 underserved patients undergoing diagnostic testing or treatment for breast cancer. Tufts Medical Center received a $100,000 grant to help navigate nearly 60 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients from Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood through treatment.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 12:08:03 +0000
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