Discovery To Cure's Beverly Levy Walk and Festival 2023 Set For May 7

Information submitted via Yale University — Discovery To Cure

NEW HAVEN, CT — A woman’s passion to find a cure for gynecologic cancers lives on and a walk and festival fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, May 7 at the Orange Fairgrounds, 525 Orange Center Road in Orange.

Approximately 100,000 women in the United States are diagnosed annually with a gynecologic cancer. In 2010, when Beverly Levy, Woodbridge resident was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, she knew her life was going to be shortened by this disease. Beverly, was determined to make the most of her time and try to do something to help future generations of women avoid what she was going through.

While in the midst of chemo therapy, Beverly along with a strong group of friends started a walk in the Greater New Haven area in 2013 to raise funds that would go directly to Yale research for women’s gynecologic cancers. Sadly we lost Beverly in 2014, but thanks to her spirit and memories of her courage and a supportive committee, the event has been expanded to a full day.

It is very important to get the messaging out about Gynecologic cancers, and to continue to raise funds for the continued research to help save women’s lives.

There is no fee for parking. It will be a day for the whole family bring a blanket, chairs, hang out for part or the whole day. There is only a cost to participate in the walk. The event is still accepting additional applications for vendors and volunteers. Walk – Ins welcome all day.

If you haven't yet, you can register or make a donation if you can, so we can ... reach our goal of $150,000 to support much needed research. It is not too late to join us on Sunday, May 7th as we walk for a cure for Gynecologic Cancers at the Beverly Levy Walk and Festival!

>>>Click here to register for the event.

Our focus of our event is to bring awareness and education to reproductive cancers and provide an opportunity for survivors, families and friends to come together and walk as we raise funds for reproductive cancer research at Yale School of Medicine. Our event starts off as a walk, but also includes craft and community tents, children's section, food trucks and performers in the afternoon.

Schedule of the day

10:00am - 10:45am: Registration

10:45am - 11:30am: Host Matt Scott, Meteorologist Fox 61 News Presentations

11:30am - 12:15pm: Walk & Team Photos

12:15pm - 1:15pm Performance by Grilled Chi Acoustic Guitar Duo

12:45pm - 1:15pm: DJ Jeff

1:15pm - 1:45pm: Mulkerin School of Irish Dance

1:45pm - 2:15pm: DJ Jeff

2:15pm - 3:15pm: Concert by LunchBox

During this time there will be a variety of vendors, a children's section, Read To Grow Book Mobile, Lucky Dogs Refuge, Yale New Haven Hospital Mobile Mammography, Big Green Pizza Truck, Liberty Rock Tavern, Szabo Seafood Truck, and Mister Softee. If you can't make the walk, we invite you to come join us for the afternoon! No registration is needed for the day's events, except for the walk portion.