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The Walk for the Whisper
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
These local women, members of the Pittsburgh Division of the National Ovarian Cancer coalition, are survivors of the disease and will be participating in the first local Walk for the Whisper. They are, from front to back:
Shirley Spino, diagnosed in 2000, not in treatment.
Carolyn Gardner, diagnosed in 1998, continuing treatment.
Cyndee DePastino, diagnosed in 2000, not in treatment.
Karen Bowers, diagnosed in 1998, continuing treatment.
Julene Fabrizio, diagnosed in 1999, not in treatment.
Eileen Ostfield, diagnosed in 1996, continuing treatment.
Judy Urbach, diagnosed in 1999, not in treatment.
Roberta Mann, diagnosed in 1990, not in treatment.
Georgenne Boyle, diagnosed in 1998, continuing treatment.
Denise Stenzel, diagnosed in 2000, continuing treatment.
Shirley Kahn, diagnosed in 2000, continuing treatment.
JoAnn Clark, diagnosed in 1998, continuing treatment.
Joyce Hower, diagnosed in 1998, not in treatment.
ABOUT THE WALK: The first local Walk for the Whisper will step off at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at the North Park Boat House. Participants may choose a one-mile or five-mile course.
On-site registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by an aerobic warm-up at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments will be provided at a post-walk celebration at the boat house.
Preregistration will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at JC Penney at Monroeville and Ross Park malls.
Entry fee is $15; T-shirts will be given to all registered walkers.
A "Wall of Courage" will be erected in celebration of survivors, in memory of deceased loved ones, and in honor of caregivers. Anyone with a special memento to share -- a poem, a photo, etc. -- may affix it to the wall. All items should be retrieved after the closing ceremonies.
The walk is sponsored by the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition-Pittsburgh Division, a nonprofit organization of patients, family, caregivers and medical professionals. For information about the organization, call 1 (888) OVARIAN, or check its Web site at www.ovarian.org.
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