Mark your
calendar to attend the 22nd Annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk. The
one-mile walk will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM. This year
the event will take place at a new location -- Palmer Park Pavilion #1 in
Donora, PA. Registration begins at 9:00 AM with the walk starting at 10:00
AM.
A $20 registration fee directly
supports breast cancer patients at Penn Highlands Mon Valley by providing much
needed comfort items to them. There is no fee for children ages 12 and
younger.
Gather your friends, family and
neighbors; there will be activities for everyone including commemorative
ribbons, basket raffle, 50/50, games, prizes and more. Prizes will be awarded
for the pinkest outfit and best T-shirt.
If you cannot participate in the
walk, consider serving as a sponsor or have your business or organization
donate a basket for the raffle.
This event commemorates Lois Orange
Ducoeur, a remarkable woman born in Charleroi in 1911. Lois and her husband,
Fernand "Duke" Ducoeur, jointly managed their family business,
Orange's. During World War II, while Duke served in the U.S. Merchant Marines,
Lois courageously raised their children and ran the store. In 1955, Lois was
diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. She bravely fought the
disease for a decade before succumbing to it in 1965.
As Lois’ granddaughter, Rebecca
Brown, has said, "We fight for our mothers, daughters, sisters, and
all our loved ones. The walk brings us together as a community because no one
fights alone."
For more information or to
register, visit www.phhealthcare.org/ducoeur.
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