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3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer
Cleveland - July 31-August 2, 2009

More than a thousand walkers and nearly 300 crew members and volunteers participated in the annual 3 day, 60 mile walk to bring awareness to and help prevent breast cancer. They walked for themselves, their mothers, their fathers, their children and their future children.

3 Day cancer walker for her family

Honoring and walking for her family


Breast Cancer 3-Day walkers embarked on the journey Friday; walking 20-miles per day and sleeping in tents to make a personal difference in the fight against breast cancer.

A pit stop and energizer bunny ears helped keep the walkers going and going

A brief pit stop and Energizer Bunny ears helped keep the walkers going and going


Each team raised a minimum of $2,300 to support their walk. Last years Cleveland Breast Cancer 3 Day raised $3.1 million dollars, with $110 million raised nationwide. According to National Philanthropic Trust statistics a full 72% of that money was invested directly in mission programs and services, exceeding the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Standards for Charity Accountability.

As the shirts say 'I'm not crazy, I'm making a difference'

As the shirts say 'I'm not crazy, I'm making a difference'


So why are they walking? ClevelandWomen.Com asked some of the walkers. See their responses in the short video below.



Cleveland is the second city in a fifteen city event. Boston was the previous week, Chicago will be next. Some people actually walk in more than one city. There are woman of all ages, races and socio-economic circumstances. At the end of the day they share sore feet, blisters, tired bodies and a sense of accomplishment, knowing that their pain will end at the end of 3 days.

3 day Cleveland breast cancer walkers

They believe that maybe the money they raised by walking will be what it takes to find a cure. Maybe someone will get a mammogram because they saw the walkers and early detection is going to save their life.

Sure, they are tired and sore, but most say they will be out there against next year and every year they have to in order to stop breast cancer.

Breast cancer walkers 3 day Cleveland

A woman by the name of Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister she would do everything in her power to stop breast cancer. Her sister's name is one we are all now familiar with - Susan G. Komen. In 1982, on behalf of Susan, Nancy Brinker launched a national breast cancer awareness campaign. To date, this grassroots organization has raised well over a billion dollars for research.

pregnant Breast cancer walker

Here are some facts provided by The Breast Cancer 3 Day® that we should all be aware of:

  • One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime
  • The greatest risk factors to breast cancer are being female and growing older
  • Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer has been shown to improve survival
  • Making healthy lifestyle choices may reduce your risk of breast cancer.
  • There are about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today
  • Nearly 2,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009
  • One person is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes in the United States

As scary as those statistics are, they are improving daily. Awareness and research are the key to a cure and ultimately to prevention.

Breast cancer walkers in Cleveland 3day

Next year's walk will be July 30-August 1, 2010. Why not get involved? Check www.the3day.org for registration information.


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walker


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walkers


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walkers


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walker


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walker


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walkers


Cleveland 3-Day Breast Cancer Walkers


Cancer Walk advice

Good advice


Well deserved rest stop on the 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk

A well-deserved rest stop


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


3-day cancer walk rest stop Cleveland


Men at Breast Cancer 3Day walk Cleveland

Guys were involved too


Men at Breast Cancer 3Day walk Cleveland


Men at Breast Cancer 3Day walk Cleveland


Courageous walkers at breast cancer walk


Thanks for the mammaries shirt at cancer 3day walk in Cleveland




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