ATLANTA (CBS46) — Lots of of walkers took to the streets at Atlantic Station Saturday morning to stroll for a remedy.
The annual Making Strides In opposition to Breast Most cancers stroll kicked off at 9 a.m. and introduced individuals from throughout collectively to assist increase consciousness about breast most cancers.
The annual stroll is a serious donation driver and helps increase 1000’s of {dollars} for breast most cancers analysis.
CBS46’s Karyn Greer was the occasion’s emcee and she or he was joined by CBS46 teammates Rodney Harris and Fred Campagna alongside the route.
Thanks to everybody who got here out and supported the occasion and helped increase cash for such an essential remedy!
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ATLANTA (CBS46) — The annual custom of Making Strides In opposition to Breast Most cancers is returning in 2021.
The stroll is scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 23 at Atlantic Station. Registration for individuals who signed up is at 7 a.m. and the stroll kicks off at 9 a.m. Stroll-up registration is welcome!
The beginning line is situated on the intersection of seventeenth and District streets. The end line is on nineteenth Avenue within the Atlantic Station Enterprise District.
CBS46 is a proud sponsor of the occasion, which can be emceed by our very personal Karyn Greer.
Hundreds of individuals are anticipated to come back collectively to stroll for a remedy. In years previous, the Atlanta Making Strides In opposition to Breast Most cancers stroll has raised as much as a million {dollars}.
Individuals who come can be able to combat, able to encourage and able to help these of their battles with breast most cancers.
“Most cancers has been a demise sentence for my household,” mentioned Felicia Mahone, a breast most cancers survivor.
Mahone had misplaced her mom, two aunts and a cousin earlier than studying of her personal analysis.
“I simply needed to convey mild to the scenario, and simply give different individuals hope and allow them to know that despite the fact that I’ve misplaced so many individuals from my household to breast most cancers, God noticed match to let me survive. So so long as I’m surviving then I’m going to thrive, and I’m going to assist different individuals to outlive.”
So Mahone, together with lots of of others, can be at Atlantic Station Saturday morning to rally help within the combat towards breast most cancers.
“Simply because somebody earlier than you had handed away. Simply because anyone subsequent door handed away. You’ll be able to stay, and you may survive, and I’m hear for you.”
In line with the American Most cancers Society, Making Strides In opposition to Breast Most cancers walks were started to help unite communities within the combat towards the lethal illness. Making Strides is the most important community of breast most cancers occasions within the nation. As a part of the stroll, individuals assist increase cash to assist the American Most cancers Society fund groundbreaking breast most cancers analysis and supply affected person providers like free rides to chemo, free locations to remain close to therapy, and a stay 24/7 most cancers helpline.
Parking at Atlantic Station is complimentary for the primary 2 hours; small charge of not more than $7.00 for as much as 4 hours.
For these taking Marta, the entry level is Arts Middle Station at 1255 West Peachtree Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30309 (West Peachtree Avenue at fifteenth Avenue – roughly 1 mile from occasion website).
