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...

Cancer Support Community  Jennifer Sinclair, M.Ed, NCC, LPC Program Director The Women’s 5K and the Cancer Support Community have gone as far back as 2004 when it was established as The Wellness Community. It then merged with Gilda’s in 2009 and became Cancer Support...

Resilience Trait 2: Resilient People Have a Realistic Awareness of Self Read some of our survivor’s inspiring messages about how they identify with resilience. The words of encouragement and strength they provide offers a glimpse into the passion and hope they’ve used...

BEAUTIFUL YOU: BREAST & FEMALE CANCER EXERCISE & SUPPORT GROUP The Women’s 5K was able to interview Dona Obal, Coordinator for the Beautiful You! Program, run out of the Allentown YMCA. She shares with our community the overwhelming benefits of the grant...

Our warriors share their resilience… The Women’s 5K Classic sent a survey to all the women who identified as surviving or thriving with breast and gynecologic cancers. We were overwhelmed by the awesome responses and please read what they shared and how they identify...

Women’s 5K Classic: Proceeds to benefit the fight against Breast and other Gynecologic Cancers A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTICIPANTS FOR SUPPORTING THE 2020 WOMEN’S 5K CLASSIC. THE W5K “DO IT YOUR WAY EVENT” HAD 2000 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS. THE W5K...

Thanks to our participants and sponsors, the 2019 Women’s 5K Classic donated a total of $200,000 to fund programs in the Greater Lehigh Valley that met our mission. This brings our 27 year total to over $3,500,000. Below are listed the programs receiving the Women’s...

WOMEN’S 5K CLASSIC 2018-19 FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS Allentown YMCA – BEAUTIFUL YOU BREAST CANCER RECOVERY PROGRAM –  providing a support group for women with cancer,  group exercise classes including yoga, aqua  fitness, Zumba, cooking classes, health...