Making Strides is American Cancer Society’s Premier Breast Cancer Event
WASHINGTON (September 8) – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it is serving as a flagship sponsor of the Washington, DC Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk for the third year in a row. This year, the seventh annual walk will be held Saturday, October 30. Registration will begin at 9AM at the Sylvan Theater with the walk kicking off at 10AM. The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event is a unique and special event dedicated to raising awareness and dollars to fight breast cancer. The Making Strides Event is not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, and an occasion to express hope, and a shared goal to end breast cancer. More than just the name of a walk, it unites people of all ages with the goal of fighting breast cancer and saving lives. “It is an honor to once again be a flagship sponsor of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk,” said Steve Baskin, Managing Partner of Kilpatrick Stockton’s Washington DC office. “Kilpatrick Stockton has long been a supporter of the wonderful work the American Cancer Society does in research, patient care, and advocacy. We congratulate the ACS on its progress in fighting breast cancer, and pledge our support to keep fighting this disease.” Since 1993, nearly six million walkers have raised more than $400 million through the Making Strides Event. In 2009 alone, nearly 700,000 walkers collected more than $60 million nationwide in this united fight. For more information about the walk, please call 1-800-227-2345 or go to: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=28176&pg=entry.
About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end cancer for good. As a global grassroots force of three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping you stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early, helping you get well by being there for you during and after a diagnosis, by finding cures through groundbreaking discovery and fighting back through public policy. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit http://www.cancer.org. To learn more about our global programs, please visit cancer.org/global. About Kilpatrick Stockton Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with nearly 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA.; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC.; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Dubai; and Stockholm. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton’s corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle. For more information, please visit www.kilpatrickstockton.com.
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