Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk

THE MORE THAN PINK WALK RETURNS TO ORLANDO TOMORROW. AND JOINING US THIS YEAR IS THE CHAIR. BART KENDALL. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. WE APPRECIATE IT. GREAT. GREAT TO BE HERE SHELDON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TELL US ABOUT THIS WALK IN THIS EVENT. WELL, THIS WALK IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR SUSAN G. KOMEN. THIS IS HER ANNUAL WALK. THEY HAVE FOUR WALKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND REALLY IT’S BRINGING THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CELEBRATE THOSE THAT HAVE BEAT BREAST CANCER, AS WELL AS THOSE LOVED ONES WHO’VE LOST FAMILY MEMBERS TO BREAST CANCER. PERSONALLY, IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I’VE HAD TWO FAMILY MEMBERS. FORTUNATELY RECOVER MY MOTHER IN LAW AND SISTER IN LAW. BOTH WERE DIAGNOSED AND HAVE RECOVERED. FORTUNATELY, AND IT’S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT, SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR RESEARCH, FOR TREATMENT, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COME OUT OF THIS. OH YEAH, DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE IT. AND YOU KNOW, WE’RE SO USED TO SEEING EVENTS LIKE THIS THAT HAPPEN IN OCTOBER. WHY IS THIS ONE HAPPENING IN MARCH? YOU KNOW, IT USED TO HAPPEN IN OCTOBER. UM, THEY HAVE AN EVENT DOWN IN THE SAME ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ONE DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA IN IN JANUARY. SO THEY JUST MOVED IT TO MARCH BETTER TIME OF YEAR FOR THEM. THE WEATHER AS WE KNOW IS BEAUTIFUL. AND IN THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GO OUT FOR A WALK. NOT TOO HOT, NOT TOO COLD. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT’S AT EIGHT CRANES ROOST IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS JUST BEHIND THE ALTAMONTE SPRINGS MALL, AND IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP. IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT, IT’S FREE TO ENTER. YOU CAN REGISTER AND COME OUT AND WALK. IT’S A REAL SIMPLE ONE MILE WALK AROUND THE LAKE AND IT’S JUST IT’LL BE A GOOD TIME. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU TOUCHED UPON THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AWARENESS. IT’S I THINK IT’S SUPER IMPORTANT. I MEAN, THERE’S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF GREAT CAUSES OUT THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, BREAST CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CANCERS. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE TO TREAT. SO THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING FUNDS, CONTINUING THE RESEARCH AND NOT JUST THE TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH, BUT REALLY THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND THAT’S ONE THING THAT SORT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE IS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE BREAST CANCER, AND SOMETIMES IT’S A MATTER OF, DO I GET THIS SCAN OR DO I GET THIS TREATMENT, OR DO I PAY MY UTILITY BILL AND THE ORGANIZATION WILL HELP FAMILIES AND HELPED OVER 1000 FLORIDA FAMILIES LAST YEAR WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, PAY BILLS. SO THEY CAN PAY FOR THE TREATMENT AND GET HELP. OKAY. AND JUST THE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND CREATING THIS AWARENESS AND HELPING THESE FAMILIES, I MEAN, THAT’S SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE AS I THINK IT’S JUST IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE CAUSES THAT WE BELIEVE IN. AND THIS IS ONE THAT I HAVE A PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, BELIEF IN. AND IT’S SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS, YOU KNOW, MAINLY WOMEN. UM, YOU KNOW, DOES IT AFFECT GUYS TOO, THOUGH? IT DOES AFFECT. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, BUT AS A, AS A HUSBAND AND A A FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS, I HAVE A SON AS WELL. IT’S SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS ARE GOING TO BE JOINING ME ON THE WALK TOMORROW. SO AWESOME. FINGERS CROSSED EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WITH THE WEATHER. UH, LAST MINUTE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT TIME, WHERE TO SHOW UP, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU EXPECTING? ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? WE’RE EXPECTING OVER 1000 PEOPLE THERE. UM, HOPEFULLY MORE. AND THE REGISTRATION LINE OPENS AT 730. SO IF YOU HAVEN’T REGISTERED AND COME ON OUT AT 730, UM, THERE’S SOME TENTS OUT THERE. IF WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SPONSORS SUPPORTING US, THERE’LL BE SOME MUSIC OUT THERE. AT 930, WE HAVE OPENING CEREMONIES, AND THAT’S WHERE WE’LL ACKNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SURVIVORS. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE’LL GO ON OUR WALK. AND IT’S LIKE I SAID, IT’S A IT’S A SIMPLE ONE MILE LOOP AROUND THE LAKE THERE. UM, SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DO TWO LOOPS. I’LL PROBABLY JUST DO ONE. BUT YOU’RE WELCOME TO WALK FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT. AND THEN AFTERWARDS THERE’LL BE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD AND DRINK FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT. OKAY. ONE MILE LOOP IS DEFINITELY DOABLE. AND CAN PEOPLE BRING THEIR PETS OR IS IT JUST US? UNFORTUNATELY, NOT NORMALLY YOU CAN BRING YOUR PETS OUT TO CRANE’S ROOST, BUT FOR THIS WALK, THEY THEY, UH. NO PETS ALLOWED FOR FOR THIS ONE. OKAY

Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk

The 2024 walk is happening Saturday, March 2

Updated: 10:22 AM EST Mar 1, 2024

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk returns to Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs on March 2. The walk raises funds for the Susan G. Komen organization. Those funds help support “critical research to improve outcomes for all and bring us closer to finding the cures for all breast cancers,” said Sean Gross, state executive director at Susan G. Komen. “Personally, it means a lot to me. I’ve had two family members, fortunately, recover. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law, both, were diagnosed and have recovered, fortunately. It’s just a great opportunity to come out and support the community,” said More Than Pink Walk chair Bart Kendall.The event opens at 7:30 a.m. The opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. You can register here.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk returns to Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs on March 2.

The walk raises funds for the Susan G. Komen organization. Those funds help support “critical research to improve outcomes for all and bring us closer to finding the cures for all breast cancers,” said Sean Gross, state executive director at Susan G. Komen.

“Personally, it means a lot to me. I’ve had two family members, fortunately, recover. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law, both, were diagnosed and have recovered, fortunately. It’s just a great opportunity to come out and support the community,” said More Than Pink Walk chair Bart Kendall.

The event opens at 7:30 a.m. The opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m.

You can register here.