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Lung Force walk held in Rehoboth Beach
Ready to walk for the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic are (l-r) Terry Warington, Shirley Detterline, Terry Wilde and Kathy Carter.
October 25, 2017
Walkers from Camden (l-r) Jill Dewey, Leslie Ruth and Wendy Coyle are all smiles before the walk.
Kathy Miller, left, from food sponsor Arena’s stands with Louise Lyons of the American Lung Association. Miller is at the event in support of her father.
Dr. Albert Rizzo, section chair of the Pulmonary Medical Unit at Christiana Health Care System, gets ready to walk with Janet Tighe.
Abby, winner of the best-dressed dog award is surrounded by (l-r) Anchita, Anisha, Ansh, and Ayush Batra.
Representing the Kick Butts Generation Club at Sussex Central are (l-r) Cameron Plaisted, Adriana Lopez, Jacqueline Gallegos and Sergio Gonzales.
Cutting the ribbon for the walk are in the center Amanda Carter, Cindy Tutweiler and Deb Brown.
Walkers leave the Bandstand on their two-mile walk.
The American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic held its 4th Annual Lung Force Walk Oct. 15 at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. Over 300 people walked to raise awareness and funds to defeat lung cancer.
Signs posted around the walk route stated facts such as lung cancer is the No. 1 killer of women. Anyone can get it; if you have lungs, you can get lung cancer; and it’s on the rise in women. More than 32 million Americans suffer from asthma, COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and other lung diseases.
