Penn Highlands to sponsor breast cancer walk
This T-shirt will be available at the Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk.
The 20th annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk is scheduled for Oct. 14.
Penn Highlands Mon Valley is sponsoring the 20th annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk on Oct. 14.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the race starting at 10 a.m. at the Mon Valley HealthPlex, 800 Plaza Drive in Rostraver Township.
A $20 registration fee supports patients undergoing breast cancer treatment in the Mon Valley. Proceeds from this year’s walk will be used to ensure nutritional supplements to Penn Highlands Mon Valley cancer patients.
Each registrant will receive pink items including a bandana, tribute ribbon and heart worry stone. Refreshments will be provided. Commemorative T-shirts and baseball caps each will be sold for $12. There also will be a Chinese auction and a raffle for a jewelry item from Mar-Bill Diamonds & Jewelry.
Also during the event, a bench will be dedicated in memory of Lois Orange Ducoeur, who lost her battle with cancer in 1965 at age 54. The Ducoeur family operated Orange’s Gift Store and Ducoeur Furniture Store in Charleroi for 118 years.
To register, visit www.phhealthcare.org/ducoeurwalk2023.