Thousands of Orange County Residents Impacted by Breast Cancer Come Together
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, will be hosting the return of the 2023 Orange County MORE THAN PINK Walk on Sunday, September 24, 2023, in Newport Beach at Pacific Life Insurance Company at Fashion Island.
Thousands of individuals including family and friends will come together to celebrate breast cancer survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer, honor those who have passed away from the disease, and raise critical funds that support research and critical support services for breast cancer patients, including research, Helpline, financial assistance, screening and diagnostics and patient navigation services.
“We are excited to bring back the MORE THAN PINK Walk to the community and welcome walkers to this event to make a difference in our fight against breast cancer,” said Megan Klink, Vice President, West Region at Susan G. Komen. “Continuing to support individuals going through breast cancer in our community is a critical mission and the demand for our services continues to increase.”
Breast cancer survivors and those living with metastatic disease, caregivers, family members and loved ones will come together at the annual walk. Registration begins at 7 a.m., the opening ceremony kicks off at 8:30 a.m., and the Walk starts at 9 a.m.
The presenting sponsor for the Orange County MORE THAN PINK Walk is Pacific Life Insurance Company.
Other sponsors for the event include: Albertsons Vons Pavilions Foundation, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Co., Armanino LLP, AvalonBay Communities, City of Newport Beach, Cox Communications, Evolus, Hoag Family Cancer Institute, KABC-TV, Kaiser Permanente, KCOMM, MemorialCare, Mentor Worldwide LLC, Mother’s Market & Kitchen, OC Register, PepsiCo/FritoLay, Puma Biotechnology, Pure Steel, Thales Avionics, Toyota of Orange, UCI Health and Ware Malcomb.
Who: Walk participants will include breast cancer survivors, metastatic breast cancer thrivers, co-survivors and supporters of Susan G. Komen.
What: 2023 Susan G. Komen Orange County MORE THAN PINK Walk
When: Sunday, September 24, 2023, 7 a.m.
Where: Pacific Life Insurance Company at Fashion Island
Details: Register at: https://www.komen.org/orangecountywalk
Please contact Deb Song at dsong@komen.org for interviews, live-shots Interviews with event attendees, Komen staff, and honorees can be granted upon request.
