Empowering Hope: The Women’s 5K Classic & Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley
For more than three decades, the Women’s 5K Classic has been about more than a race—it’s been about community, compassion, and meaningful impact. As an all-volunteer organization, the Women’s 5K Classic has proudly allocated over $4.5 million to programs that uplift...
A Visit That Reinforces Our Mission: Supporting Women’s Health in the Lehigh Valley
At the heart of the Women’s 5K Classic is a simple but powerful belief: when women have access to preventative care, entire communities are stronger. Recently, members of our Grant Committee had the opportunity to see that impact firsthand during a visit to Valley...
Thanks To You 2025
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTICIPANTS Thousands of Lehigh Valley relatives, neighbors, friends, and co-workers have benefited from grants provided by the Women’s 5K Classic. Since 1993, more than $4.5 million has been distributed to nonprofit...
Research, Resilience, and Hope: Updates in the Fight Against Women’s Cancers
Written by Ingrid Gerber An update from Dr. Suresh Nair, Physician in Chief, Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, on research advances for women with advanced ovarian cancer Since the launch of the MSK Alliance in 2016 and with the unwavering support of W5K, our...
Thanks To You 2024
THANKS TO YOU – SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS Thousands of Lehigh Valley relatives, neighbors, friends and co-workers have benefitted from grants provided by the Women’s 5K Classic. Since 1993 over $4.2 million has been distributed to non-profit cancer...
Thanks to You 2023
Women’s 5K Classic Proceeds to benefit the fight against Breast and Gynecologic Cancers THANKS TO YOU – SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS Thousands of Lehigh Valley relatives, neighbors, friends, and co-workers have benefitted from grants provided by the Women’s...
Thanks To You 2022
THANKS TO YOU - SPONSORS, PARTICIPANTS and VOLUNTEERS the Women’s 5K Classic has distributed over $4,000,000 in the Greater Lehigh Valley since 1993. Thousands of relatives, neighbors, friends, co-workers have benefitted from these grants. In 2022, the W5K...
Thanks to you 2021
Women’s 5K Classic: Proceeds to benefit the fight against Breast and other Gynecologic Cancers We did it! The Women’s 5K Classic held the 29th W5K 3.1 mile run/walk on October 3rd in the Lehigh Parkway with over 2,000 women registered. We thank our sponsors,...
Resilient People are Pragmatic
Resilient People are Pragmatic…Hear from our survivors Changed my life completely being diagnosed with Stage 0 non invasive. Quit smoking after 27 years and change eating habits, lost 50+ pounds. Still do 3-5 miles walk/run a day because of my cancer diagnosis....
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
BRADBURY-SULLIVAN LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center has been the recipient of a Women’s 5K Grant since 2014. In a discussion with Adrian Shanker, Executive Director of Bradbury-Sullivan he expressed great appreciation to the W5K for...