Registration opens for Walk for Hope to support cancer care in Piscataquis County
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Registration is now open for the second annual Walk for Hope, a fundraising event to benefit cancer care services in Piscataquis County. The walk is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20 at Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft.
“Our first year was very successful, bringing in more than $31,000 to support cancer care services at the Tracy Hibbard Kasprzak Cancer Treatment Center and benefit the Patient Assistance Fund to help patients access care. We hope to build upon the incredible turnout in year two,” says Marie Vienneau, BSN, MHA, FACHE, senior vice president and regional president, Northern Light Health and president, Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals.
The cancer center at Mayo Hospital is named in memory of Tracy Hibbard Kasprzak, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and nurse whose 15-year battle with cancer inspired patients, survivors, caregivers and the community. The Cancer Center contains comfortable, private treatment spaces, a transfusion area, telemedicine capability and private consultation rooms. Practitioners from Northern Light Cancer Care see patients locally so fewer patients must travel for care.
WALK FOR HOPE — The second annual Walk for Hope, to raise funds for cancer care services in Piscataquis County, will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft. To sign up for the event or purchase a tribute sign, please visit northernlighthealth.org/WalkForHope.
The highlight of the event is a non-competitive 5K walk around Dover-Foxcroft. Participants can also enjoy food, music, activities for kids and families and an opportunity to honor cancer survivors and remember those who have been lost to cancer. Everyone who has been affected by cancer is invited — families, friends, medical professionals and patients.
Walk for Hope participants are encouraged to start teams with families, friends and co-workers, register individually or participate virtually. New fundraising incentives for 2025 include a custom Walk for Hope Sea Bag wristlet, tote bag and a lululemon belt bag. Walkers may purchase tribute signs to be placed along the route to honor or remember family and friends affected by cancer.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. To sign up for the event or purchase a tribute sign, please visit northernlighthealth.org/WalkForHope.