The  Making Strides of Litchfield County walk against breast cancer will be held Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road, Litchfield, CT.

Nationally, over 1.4 million people will participate in Making Strides events this year, and more than $60 million will be raised. The Litchfield County Making Strides will be one of hundreds taking place around the country.

The event is free, but participants are asked to fundraise as individuals or teams.

Raise a minimum of $25 by Sept. 5th and earn your choice of a cape, fanny pack or retro specs.

To learn how to become a fundraiser or join a team visit  https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=strides_msabc

The walk is non-competitive and from 3 to 5 miles long.

The walk day schedule is as follows:

10:30 am  Registration

11:15 am  Opening Ceremonies

Noon  Walk begins

Entertainment , food trucks after the walk.

Proceeds from the event will be used “to fund innovative research, provide free information and support programs to patients and caregivers and to help reduce breast cancer risks or find it early”.

To learn how to register, form a team or fundraise for the event call Graham Kobs at (203) 379-4884  or email litchfieldctstrides@cancer.org .

Thank you to these generous sponsors:

National Presenting Sponsor

Avon

Local Sponsors

Hartford HealthCare

NBC Connecticut 30

O & G Industries