About the Walk

This is the 10th Year that the Avon Foundation for Breast Cancer has been hosting the walk.   Please visit the Avon Page  for more details.

The Details: 

• The Charlotte walk will take place on October 27-28 

• Walkers walk 26.2 miles the first day and 13.1 miles the second day for a total of 39.3 miles (that's a Marathon and a half!!) 

Where the Money Goes:

• Your contribution will help to support medical research into the possible causes of and cure for breast cancer, education and early detection programs, and clinical care and support services for women with breast cancer in communities across the country. There is a special focus on helping medically underserved women, the poor, minorities, the elderly, or those with inadequate health insurance. And much of the money granted by the Foundation goes back to the communities where it was raised, supporting everything from local grassroots programs to national organizations.    

Past North Carolina specific grants have included:

• Carolinas Medical Center, the Avon Walk Charlotte Medical Sponsor, received $220,000 to support the Mecklenburg County Breast Care Management program that provides outreach and patient navigation services to medically underserved women in Charlotte. The staff coordinates screening and care through four facilities: the Carolinas Hospital, the Blumenthal Cancer Center, and the Myers Park and Health Department Clinics. Clemson University received $150,000 to support a research project seeking to develop new ways to improve breast reconstructive surgery using a patients own cells, with a novel application of drugs to reduce tumor recurrence or metastases.
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $150,000 to support a research project that hopes to identify biomarkers that will help doctors understand who is at highest risk for breast cancer recurrence.
  The Medical University of South Carolina received $110,000 to support a patient navigation program that improves access to screening, diagnostics and treatment for underserved populations in South Carolina.
  Randolph Hospital received $100,000 to continue support of a patient navigation program that will better reach the medically underserved in rural Randolph County.
  Presbyterian Hospital received $100,000 to support its community outreach and patient navigation program to improve access to screening, diagnostics and treatment to underserved populations in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and eleven surrounding counties.
  North Carolina Baptist Hospital received $100,000 to support their community outreach and patient navigation services program called the Survivors in Service Navigation Network.