Volunteer

Run / Walk

8th Annual Teal Ribbon Run/Walk Thanks to all of you who participated, volunteered, sponsored or donated your time and money to this event.  A hugely successful Teal Ribbon Run/Walk, the 8th annual coordinated by Caring Together, Inc., was held on September 13, 2009.  Race results can be found here. View photo gallery here.

There were over 1,100 runners and walkers and over 50 volunteers and over $100,000 was raised.  All money raised will be used to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and support research focused on developing an early detection test as well as more effective treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer. 

In particular the funds raised from this years event will support a $50,000 GCF/Caring Together, NY Research Grant with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) and continued support of the Lynne Cohen and Caring Together Project for Women with High Cancer Risk at Bellevue & NYU Langone Medical Centers, New York researching women and families who are at high risk for developing ovarian cancer. And locally, the proceeds will also be used to continue funding of the Caring Together Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Fund – Caring Together has partnered with the St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation and the Albany Medical Center Foundation to provide financial assistance to local capital region women who are either uninsured or underinsured and are at high risk for or symptomatic for ovarian cancer. Click here to see your donation dollars at work

And please join us for next year’s event on September 12, 2010.  The 5K run and a one mile plus walk, both start and finish at the Washington Park Lake House on the west (Madison Avenue) side of the Park.  Paved roads throughout.  There are awards, raffles, prizes, children's activities, ovarian cancer awareness materials.  Registration forms will be posted here in the spring, and online donations collected through First Giving. Com.  If you would like to volunteer to help at the event click here.

View previous years photos by visiting our photo galleries.

Thanks for joining us in the fight against ovarian cancer....one step at a time.