Coronado's First Walk to Cure Cancer

The first annual Coronado Cancer Walk was held last Saturday October 22,2011. Planning for the event was initiated by Ruth Devora Chen de Saucedo, an employee of Wandita Salon Spa, located in Coronado Mall. Ruth became an advocate in the fight against Cancer, when her mother-in-law was effected by Colon Cancer. Every October, breast cancer awareness month, a variety of events are hosted to raise funds for Funda Cancer Panama. One of the events is a Walk, an event that Ruth felt would work well with Coronado residents. So, she reached out to friends, Clemencia Watson, Donna Anderson and Penny Alves, and together the women planned and put on the first Walk for Cancer in the Coronado area.

The Event brought out around 50 people at 8 a.m. It was a leisurely 2k walk, which was enjoyed by friends and family. Walkers wore pink, to show their support for breast cancer, which effects mostly women (1 in 8 US women, according to breastcancer.org, men are also effected in rare cases (1 in 1000). Coronado's Walk for Cancer raised $450 Funda Cancer Panama.

The Funda Cancer Panama website lists activates in Panama to raise funds. If you didn't make the walk and would like to contribute to the cause, you can also make a donation on their website.