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Health & Fitness

Event Takes a Bite Out of Cancer

This noncompetitive walk is planned for May 11 at Wormley Heritage Park and will include an opening ceremony at 11 am, a one-mile walk and children's and canine friendly activities.

The fight against cancer has gone to the dogs as the American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life event takes place this spring. Area pooches, with owners in tow, will take to the track to dig up a cure for cancer. Bark For Life adds a twist to the Society’s traditional Relay For Life event, serving as a fundraising activity to honor the care-giving qualities of canine companions while supporting the mission of the American Cancer Society.

This noncompetitive walk is planned for Saturday, May 11 at Wormley Heritage Park (at Fox Chase School) Oswego and will include an opening ceremony at 11 am, a one-mile walk and children’s and canine-friendly activities.

“Many pet owners consider their dogs a part of their family, especially those furry friends who lend a great amount of comfort and support during a loved one’s cancer battle,” said American Cancer Society Event Organizer Meghan Goldbeck. “Bark For Life is the canine counterpart to Relay For Life, a very family friendly movement that celebrates our canine caregivers, just as we honor other family members who support their loved ones who are fighting cancer during Relay For Life.”

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Event organizers are still recruiting dogs and their owners to take part in this year’s Bark For Life. To register, contact Goldbeck at 630-879-9009 ext. 3 or visit relayforlife.org/barkosmoyoil.

Funds raised through Bark For Life support the American Cancer Society’s comprehensive cancer-fighting mission to help people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early, to help people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis, to find cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery, and to fight back against cancer by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.

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“This year the American Cancer Society celebrates 100 years of fighting to save lives from cancer,” said Goldbeck. “It’s the progress we’ve made together – as a community, as volunteers, as survivors and as leaders – that has helped us reach this incredible milestone with tremendous success. We’ve never been more ready to complete our mission and put ourselves out of business. By lending your support to the Relay For Life of Oswego/Montgomery/Yorkville, you’ll be helping the Society finish the fight and bring an end to cancer as we know it.”

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