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| Runners start out at last year's 5K Walk/Run. / Contributed photo |
This
community-based event drew more than 500 participants last year and
raised more than $140,000 in its four-year history.
The course winds through the streets of Derby and Ansonia near the Center for Cancer Care at 350 Seymour Ave., and draws runners and walkers from throughout the Lower Naugatuck Valley, including participants from Derby, Ansonia, Shelton, Seymour, and Naugatuck, and other parts of the state.
Proceeds from the event support area cancer survivors during their treatment by providing financial assistance for a variety needs, including housing, clothing and grocery bills, transportation, wigs, and complementary medical services (massage, acupuncture, etc.).
The course winds through the streets of Derby and Ansonia near the Center for Cancer Care at 350 Seymour Ave., and draws runners and walkers from throughout the Lower Naugatuck Valley, including participants from Derby, Ansonia, Shelton, Seymour, and Naugatuck, and other parts of the state.
Proceeds from the event support area cancer survivors during their treatment by providing financial assistance for a variety needs, including housing, clothing and grocery bills, transportation, wigs, and complementary medical services (massage, acupuncture, etc.).
Sponsorship
opportunities include signage at the event, logos on the event
promotional materials and T-shirts, and opportunities to have a table to
distribute products
at the event or put items, coupons or promotional material in
participant give-away bags.
For more information about the 5K Walk/Run, visit
http://griffin5k.kintera.org.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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