15th Annual Bosom Buddies Walk will raise funds for WNY Breast Resource Center at Roswell Park

MEDIA ADVISORY
September 17, 2009

WHAT: The 15th annual Bosom Buddies Walk for Roswell will bring nearly 500 walkers together in support of the Western New York Breast Resource Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The walk features options of a 1.5-, 3- or 5-mile route through historic East Aurora.

WHEN: September 19, 2009
5-mile walk: 10 am
1.5- and 3- mile walks: 10:30 am
 
WHERE: Starting line: East Aurora Middle School, 430 Main Street, East Aurora, NY

DETAILS: Founded first as a breast cancer support group, Bosom Buddies has raised more than $500,000 for the WNY Breast Resource Center since the first walk in 1995. The WNY Breast Resource Center was opened in 1997 as a free resource to all breast cancer patients, providing individualized information and emotional comfort. Visitors can obtain information about breast health, learn more about treatment options, join breast cancer support and advocacy groups, and take advantage of free and/or discounted wigs.

For more information or to support a participant, please call (716) 845-8788 or visit www.bosombuddieswalk.org.

The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization formed to receive and administer funds supporting scientific and clinical research, state-of-the-art medical care, and patient-related activities at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center. The Institute was one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

 
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