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June 22, 2012

Walk for Hope

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TARBORO — Lotus Survival Foundation, a Raleigh-based nonprofit focused on providing education, resources and support to those who have been affected by breast cancer, is partnering with Vidant Edgecombe Hospital to present the first annual Walk for Hope at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 30.

The walk will take place on the hospital’s Larry Lane Walking Track, located at 111 Hospital Drive in Tarboro. All proceeds from the event will help low-income men and women affected by breast cancer have access to the education, resources and knowledge they need to cope with and survive breast cancer.

“Edgecombe County is the 16th highest county in the entire country in terms of mortality rates due to breast cancer,” said Claudia Tovar de Aguirre, president and founder of Lotus Survival Foundation. “Lotus Survival Foundations works to provide support, healing retreats and mentoring programs for breast cancer survivors in Edgecombe County and surrounding regions so that those who are suffering may receive the emotional and spiritual support they need to cope with the disease.”

The statistical data from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, shows that Edgecombe County’s breast cancer mortality rate is significantly higher than both the state and national averages. Additional data shows Edgecombe to be the only county in the nation where the mortality rate is exactly the same for both blacks and whites.

Walk for Hope is the first walk for breast cancer awareness of its kind to be held in Tarboro. A special day of activities is planned for the event, including assorted vendors and booths, a performance by Irish-Celtic folk band Twisted Knot, a screening of a film about a North Carolina breast cancer survivor and other attractions.

“All cancer survivors, their families, friends and loved ones and anyone interested in increasing cancer awareness and hope for survivors can join us,” said Scott Phillips, one of the event planners and the Patient Navigator at Vidant Oncology Center in Tarboro. “This event will be a lot of fun and will help raise money for a great cause.”

Those interested in participating will be asked to gather contributions from sponsors as pledges per lap that they plan to walk on the hospital walking track on the day of the event. Anyone interested in participating in the walk should call Scott Phillips at 641-8313 to register and to receive pledge forms.  

For more information about Lotus Survival Foundation, visit www.lotussurvivalfoundation.org, become a fan on Facebook or follow @lotussurvival on Twitter.

 

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