More than 300 people gathered at Longview Lake in Kansas City on September 27 to walk toward a world without lung cancer.
Together, walkers raised over $35,000 to fund lung cancer research. Many were there to support family or friends experiencing lung cancer. Some had received a diagnosis themselves. Others were there to honor the memory of someone lost to the disease. Everyone held in common a commitment to research that will lead to better outcomes for patients and families.
Kudos to our top fundraising teams: The Lung and the Restless, Team Alexis Mirakian, and #TeamShelton. A high five to our top individual fundraisers as well: Alexis Mirakian, Wynter Heinen, and Stephanie Brunkhorst.
The walk couldn’t have happened without our Kansas City volunteer committee – Stephanie Brunkhorst, Steve Shelton, Jennifer Crosby, and Shana Abdullah – and our sponsors:
- Pfizer Oncology
- Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Novocure
- Merck
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Essense of Australia
- Energy Pro Windows & Siding
- R&R Marketing Solutions
- Garrett Good, State Farm
Our in-kind sponsors included Party It Up Entertainment along with FIT Muscle & Joint Clinic.
There’s still time to get involved! The Free to Breathe Anywhere Walk participants can walk any time they’d like through the end of 2025.