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Making strides for a cure at Jones Beach ing awareness, she added. “It’s a very supportive environment for our breast cancer As Breast Cancer Awareness survivors and our metastatic Month celebrates its 40th year, breast cancer survivors, carethe American Cancer Society is givers and families alike,” once again rallying communi- Raimo said. “We’re really excitties nationwide to take part in ed to be hosting it and interone of the country’s largest weaving this huge 40th anniverfundraising walks. sary Breast Cancer Awareness Thousands are expected to mile marker within our Making gather at Jones Beach State Strides event.” Park on Oct. 19 for When the cancer the 32nd annual society first desigMaking Strides nated October Against Breast CanBreast Cancer cer Walk, to support Awareness Month, breast cancer the goal was to research and patient e n c o u r a g e e a rl y services. The nondetection through profit cancer society mammograms, aims to end cancer Raimo explained. through advocacy, Over time, the camresearch and suppaign has grown to port programs that include fundraising help patients and MAIREAd RyAN for research, public f a m i l i e s p reve n t , Bellmore cancer education on predetect and survive survivor vention, advocacy the disease. for better access to Natale Raimo, executive care, and support for those director of the organization’s affected by the disease. Long Island region, said that in According to Raimo, the 2025, more than 319,000 new Jones Beach walk has become cases of invasive breast cancer the biggest walk in the country. are expected to be diagnosed Last year’s event drew roughly nationwide, including more 77,000 participants and raised than 19,000 in New York. That’s around $2.4 million. The event, why events such as the Strides she said, attracts community Walk are so important for rais-
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Courtesy Rebecca Woroniecki
Three-year-old Lizzie Woroniecki was diagnosed as an infant with a rare neurological disorder, Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome, which affects the brain, spinal cord, and immune system.
Family launches Laps with Lizzie
Charity walk set for Oct. 25 at Long Beach Boardwalk By ISABEllA PlANTE Intern
After achieving remarkable success last year through community donations, Laps with Lizzie is preparing to host its first fundraising walk. The inaugural event will take place Oct. 25 on the Long Beach Boardwalk. The Woroniecki family of Bellmore, who raised nearly $30,000 last year and have already reached $18,000 this year, continues to turn their personal story into a movement for awareness. The fundraiser was created in honor of 3-year-old Lizzie Woroniecki, who was diagnosed as an infant with a rare neurological disorder, Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome, which affects the brain, spinal cord, and immune system. Her mother, Rebecca, started the fundraiser to support research at the
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a leading center for AGS research and care. “No one really knew except for close friends and family. So, for her second birthday, I wanted to do something positive with it,” Woroniecki said. “I put my grief into doing something positive. This is the only way I can cope with everything.” That motivation led Woroniecki to launch a social media fundraiser last year, which received overwhelming support from the community. “It was such a great turnout,” she said. “I wanted to make something annual, and that’s how the walk came to be.” While AGS has no cure, ongoing research at CHOP aims to develop gene therapy and add AGS to newborn screening programs — something Woroniecki says could make a life-changing difference for other families. ConTinued on pAGe 13
ourage is something that’s kind of resonated with me since my journey.
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