photos & story by
Steve Barber
Suzy’s Breast Friends- Suzy Nicholson Hunt (Survivor in pink hat)
M
ore than 3,000 Emerald Coast residents came together
on October 15 at Uptown Station for the American
Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
walk and raised over $110,000 to help create a world
free from the pain and suffering caused by breast cancer.
Since 1993, more than 12 million Making Strides supporters
have raised more than $750 million nationwide. The 2016 walk was
made possible in part by the generous support of Gulf Power, 21st
Century Oncology, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Sacred Heart
on the Emerald Coast, We Care Heating and Air, What-A-Burger,
Visiting Angels, Buffalo’s Reef, Destin Commons, Allen Turner
Chevrolet, Paradise Norte’, Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers, ZT
Motors, Coastal Bank and Trust, Cumulus Media and WEAR-TV.
It’s not too late to make a donation to the Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer walk in Emerald Coast. Visit www.makingstrideswalk.
org/emeraldcoast to help the Society continue saving lives. For
free breast cancer information and resources or to donate, visit the
American Cancer Society’s website at cancer.org.
Prestin Wilkinson, Debby & Victoria Khoulban with Lilly & Sage
VIP Destin at Uptown Station
Yan Negron, Claudia Delgadillo, Gracie & David Castaneda
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