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September 20, 2008

Shower's Plaza

Registration 8:00 a.m.




 

Melody Martin Awareness Saves Lives Award

The Melody Martin “Awareness Saves Lives” Award was created in memory of one of the founders of the Bloomington Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Melody Martin. It is intended to honor an individual or an organization in Monroe or a surrounding county who symbolizes Melody’s positive spirit while striving to promote the importance of breast cancer awareness.  Please click here to read linked document for nomination criteria.

Congratulations to Gena Asher


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Who?

  • YOU! Bring friends, family, and well-behaved pets.

What?

  • This is a fun and friendly walk. We'll have a short program and then the walk will begin. The walk is a bit over a mile.

When?

  • Registration for the walk begins at 8:00 am, Saturday, September 20, 2008 

Where?

  • The walk starts at the Showers Common, just outside City Hall at 401 N. Morton in downtown Bloomington.

Why?

  •  The walk is to stimulate awareness of breast cancer and the impact that this disease has on this community.

  • The Walk is FREE, but we gladly accept donations.
    (Donations in excess of Walk expenses will go to LOCAL cancer outreach and education programs.)

  • You can help to sponsor the walk! Sponsorship Information Form

How?

  • Please fill out this registration form and bring it with you to the walk: Registration form. (This will open in Word. Print it with File > Print.)
  • Please DO publicize the walk! To help with this, we will have a small poster for you to print and post!
    • JPG format (155K... opens in your browser and you can print from there. (File > Print.)
    • PDF format (153K... opens in Adobe Acrobat Reader, and you can print it from there.
  • There will be free T-shirts for the first 1,000 walkers.
  • Tree of Life Midwest will be furnishing water.
  • Dress casually.
  • Local organizations will be providing materials on prevention and awareness.
  • Purchase breast cancer items with proceeds benefiting breast cancer research.
  • If you are a breast cancer survivor, you are invited to be honored and recognized and receive a gift. Please listen for the announcement during the program to gather at the stage and you will have the opportunity to come up and give your name and how long it has been since your diagnosis. In the past we have had around 75 women and men participate. This is always a very emotional and inspirational part of the program and we would love to have you be a part of it!

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