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...

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 -   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...

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…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 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...

The Women’s 5K Classic connected with Dianne Spengler, Corporate Foundation Relations Specialist at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. The 5K has enjoyed our relationship with Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network for over 20 years. The funding we provide is helping...

Read some of our survivor’s inspiring messages about how they identify with resilience. The words of encouragement and strength they provide offer a glimpse into the passion and hope they’ve used to approach their challenges. Being optimistic is the key to becoming a...

Girls on the Run! Liz Fones, Counsel Director Girls on the Run of the Lehigh Valley is celebrating its 14th year in 2021. Launched in the Lehigh Valley by Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries, they held their first GOTR program at Jefferson Elementary...

Our Survivors Share their thoughts on: Resilient People are Adaptable... Being diagnosed with cancer presents you with a challenge. In order to meet that challenge and win, you must be able to adapt every step of the way. Susan Meiser I had to adapt my entire life. I...