[Archived] Registration Begins For Alexandria Walk To Fight Breast Cancer

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE: September 11, 2000

CONTACT: Lisa Oviatt, Director
Office on Women
(703) 838-5030

Amy Bertsch
City Manager’s Office
(703) 838-4300

REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR ALEXANDRIA WALK TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER
WASH-FM, LOCAL BUSINESSES
SUPPORT FREE MAMMOGRAMS FOR WOMEN IN NEED

Registration starts today for the sixth annual Walk to Fight Breast Cancer, which will be held Saturday, October 28, at 8:30 a.m., at Cameron Run Regional Park (4001 Eisenhower Avenue) in Alexandria. This year’s event is sponsored by Hoffman Management, Inc., and radio station WASH-FM. WASH-FM’s morning radio personality, Kim Burton, will be the guest emcee.
The registration fee is $15 for adults and $10 for children, and includes a commemorative t-shirt. Interested participants can download registration forms and pledge sheets, as well as find additional information about the Walk on the City’s web page at ci.alexandria.va.us.
Participants also may call the Alexandria Office on Women at (703) 838-5030. The registration form and entry fee should be mailed to:
Office on Women
110 North Royal Street
Room #201
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Proceeds from the Walk will go to the Alexandria Breast Cancer Walk Fund, which provides free mammograms for Alexandria women who cannot afford them. All participants are asked to collect pledges for the fund. Top pledge collectors will be eligible for prizes.
More than $84,000 was raised at last year’s Walk and, since its inception in 1994, at least 400 women in financial need have received mammograms or other diagnostic tests for early detection at INOVA Alexandria Hospital.
State Senator Patricia S. Ticer, former Alexandria City Manager Vola Lawson, and Holly Nolting, president of Alexandria-based Hoffman Management, Inc., will lead hundreds of walkers this year on a 1.5K, 3.5K or 5K route beginning on Eisenhower Avenue in the park. The Walk will be held rain or shine. The route can accommodate all walkers, children in strollers or individuals using wheelchairs.
This year, the Walk is a "Fight the Flu" site. A flu shot clinic will be held prior to and after the Walk. The cost of the shot is $15. Discount coupons will be available at the Walk and Medicare Part B coverage is available to individuals who show their Medicare cards. Call 1-877-895-5BUG for more information regarding the flu shot.

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