Grants Funded 2020

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...

Grants Funded 2019

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...

Grants Funded-2018

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...

In The News: W5K Grant Money in Action

With a generous grant from the WOMEN’S 5K CLASSIC, the Weller Center expanded the impact and scope of its proven BSE: Better Start Early program through the development and dissemination of a first-of-its-kind school-based breast self-exam curriculum targeting high school-aged women.

Grants Funded in 2014

THANKS TO YOU - sponsors, participants and volunteers, the Women’s 5K Classic has distributed in the Greater Lehigh Valley a total of $2,528,694 (yes, that is over $2 and a half million dollars) since 1993. This year, our 22nd, the W5K event distributed $226,000 to...

Over $7,000 Worth of Pledges in 2014

Thank you to our participants who collected a total of $7,330.00 in pledges! The future looks bright! Shea Lieberman, age 8, raised $180 for the Women's 5K Classic by selling lemonade. Shea set up a lemonade stand at her house and the "Shake It" Zumba class. Shea's...