Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

This year’s event is set for Sunday, October 20 at Jones Beach State Park and Sunday, October 27 
at Suffolk County Community College.  
More information at MakingStridesWalk.org or 1.800.227.2345.

    Hauppauge, NY (September 3, 2019) – The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks will occur on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Jones Beach and Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Suffolk County Community College- Eastern Campus, uniting communities to honor those touched by the disease.
    The walk at Jones Beach is the most attended event in the United States with over 65,000 volunteer participants, helping to raise over $2.65 million dollars. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation. The noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds for a world without breast cancer and provides hope to ensure no one faces breast cancer alone.  
    Dollars raised help the American Cancer Society fund innovative breast cancer research; provide education and guidance to help people reduce their risk; and offer comprehensive patient support and access to care to those who need it most. In 2018, ACS staff helped guide more than 34,000 cancer patients through every step of their journey as they moved through the health care system, including helping with insurance problems, referring them to ACS and other local services, assisting caregivers and addressing obstacles to care, according to Katie Goepfrich, Senior Manager for the American Cancer Society in Hauppauge.”Because of the determination of Making Strides supporters, the American Cancer Society is there for people in every community affected by breast cancer, whether they’re currently dealing with a diagnosis, may face one in the future, or will avoid it altogether because of education and risk reduction,” she said. This year, 17,490 women in New York will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 2,460 residents will succumb to the disease. 
    “At our Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks, the communities embrace a bittersweet mix of purpose — celebrating survivorship and paying meaningful tributes to loved ones lost. From research to education, prevention to diagnosis and treatment to recovery, we provide support to everyone impacted by breast cancer,” said Patti Mack, Communications Director, American Cancer Society. 

    To learn more about Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and how you can become involved, visit  
www.makingstrideswalk.org/EasternLongIsland. To contact via email, LongIslandNYStrides@cancer.org or  by phone at 631.300.3212

About The American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of 1.5 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org