08/03/2025
Mark your calendar to attend the 22nd Annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk. The one-mile walk will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM. This year, the event will take place at a new location -- Palmer Park Pavilion #1 in Donora, PA. Registration begins at 9:00 AM with the walk starting at 10:00 AM.
A $20 registration fee directly supports breast cancer patients at Penn Highlands Mon Valley by providing much needed comfort items to them. There is no fee for children ages 12 and younger.
Bring your friends, family and neighbors; there will be activities for everyone including commemorative ribbons, basket raffle, 50/50, games, prizes and more. Prizes will be awarded for the pinkest outfit and best T-shirt.
If you cannot participate in the walk, consider serving as a sponsor or have your business or organization donate a basket for the raffle.
This event commemorates Lois Orange Ducoeur, a remarkable woman born in Charleroi in 1911. Lois and her husband, Fernand "Duke" Ducoeur, jointly managed their family business, Orange's. During World War II, while Duke served in the U.S. Merchant Marines, Lois courageously raised their children and ran the store. In 1955, Lois was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. She bravely fought the disease for a decade before succumbing to it in 1965.
As Lois' granddaughter, Rebecca Brown, has said, "We fight for our mothers, daughters, sisters, and all our loved ones. The walk brings us together as a community because no one fights alone." 🩷
For more information or to register, visit www.phhealthcare.org/ducoeur.
