Making Strides of
Phoenix
Presented by
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October 2025

Thank you for your support in 2024!

Join us next year.

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Tempe Beach Park

80 W Rio Salado Pkwy

Tempe, AZ

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SHOP for STRIDES Pop-Up Store!

SHOP for STRIDES Pop-Up Store!

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T-SHIRT, Short sleeve: State Forty Eight Making Strides of Phoenix 


$30

T-SHIRT, Short sleeve: State Forty Eight Making Strides of Phoenix 


$30

T-SHIRT, Long sleeve: National MSABC Participant


$20

T-SHIRT, Long sleeve: National MSABC Participant


$20

Cross-body Sport Bag: MSABC (Gray)


$15

Cross-body Sport Bag: MSABC (Gray)


$15

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Drawstring Bags: MSABC (Pink)


$10

Drawstring Bags: MSABC (Pink)


$10

Cooling Towels: MSABC (Pink)


Sport Head Band: MSABC (Gray)


1 for $8, 3 for $20


*Priced Individually

Cooling Towels: MSABC (Pink)


Sport Head Band: MSABC (Gray)


1 for $8, 3 for $20


*Priced Individually

Sports Wallet: MSABC (Pink)


$5

Sports Wallet: MSABC (Pink)


$5

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ATTENTION, STRIDERS!
We’re hosting a SHOP for STRIDES Pop-Up Sale!


Tuesday, December 10 - Thursday, December 19, 2024

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HOW IT WORKS:

1. Check out our online inventory (bit.ly/shop-for-strides-phx) and choose your must-haves!
2. Call (480.576.8153), text (520.614.2337), or email (PhoenixAZStrides@cancer.org) us with your selections.
3. Donate to the Making Strides of Phoenix event through at bit.ly/donate-phx - (Search "Making Strides of Phoenix").
4. Swing by our roundabout from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM to grab your items without leaving your car! 


Pick up Details:

Thursday, December 19th  | 10:00 AM - 2:00PM
5353 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016


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Special Offers:
- Shirts: $25 - $30
- Cross-body Bags: $15
- Sweat towels & headbands: 1 for $8 or 3 for $20
- Drawstring bags & wallets: $5

*Orders over $40 =  FREE drawstring bag or wallet!
**Orders over $100 = FREE sweat towel or headband!
***Orders over $300 = FREE entry into our giveaway raffle for a surprise prize! 


PLUS: If you’re a survivor, thriver, or previvor, let us know when ordering or picking up for an extra special gift from our Survivors’ Experience Force!

(Learn more about these empowering terms here: bit.ly/acs-glossary.)


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Let’s make this holiday season meaningful AND stylish—shop your heart out while supporting the fight to end breast cancer, for EVERYONE

ATTENTION, STRIDERS!
We’re hosting a SHOP for STRIDES Pop-Up Sale!


Tuesday, December 10 - Thursday, December 19, 2024

*****

HOW IT WORKS:

1. Check out our online inventory (bit.ly/shop-for-strides-phx) and choose your must-haves!
2. Call (480.576.8153), text (520.614.2337), or email (PhoenixAZStrides@cancer.org) us with your selections.
3. Donate to the Making Strides of Phoenix event through at bit.ly/donate-phx - (Search "Making Strides of Phoenix").
4. Swing by our roundabout from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM to grab your items without leaving your car! 


Pick up Details:

Thursday, December 19th  | 10:00 AM - 2:00PM
5353 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016


*****


Special Offers:
- Shirts: $25 - $30
- Cross-body Bags: $15
- Sweat towels & headbands: 1 for $8 or 3 for $20
- Drawstring bags & wallets: $5

*Orders over $40 =  FREE drawstring bag or wallet!
**Orders over $100 = FREE sweat towel or headband!
***Orders over $300 = FREE entry into our giveaway raffle for a surprise prize! 


PLUS: If you’re a survivor, thriver, or previvor, let us know when ordering or picking up for an extra special gift from our Survivors’ Experience Force!

(Learn more about these empowering terms here: bit.ly/acs-glossary.)


*****


Let’s make this holiday season meaningful AND stylish—shop your heart out while supporting the fight to end breast cancer, for EVERYONE

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Thank you for an unforgettable walk!

Thank you for an unforgettable walk!

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On October 26th, over 40,000 of you gathered with us to take bold steps toward ending breast cancer for all.

Together, we made an impact as one powerful community, raising more than $1 MILLION to help end breast cancer as we know it, for everyone.


 Take a look at all the pictures HERE!


Making Strides isn’t just a walk; it’s the largest movement in the nation to fight breast cancer. Thanks to your incredible support, the American Cancer Society is able to:

  • Fund groundbreaking breast cancer research
  • Champion education and risk reduction
  • Provide essential patient support to those who need it most

Because of YOU, we’re closer to a world without breast cancer.


We are the hope.

We are the movement.

We are the future.

We are MAKING STRIDES.

On October 26th, over 40,000 of you gathered with us to take bold steps toward ending breast cancer for all.

Together, we made an impact as one powerful community, raising more than $1 MILLION to help end breast cancer as we know it, for everyone.


 Take a look at all the pictures HERE!


Making Strides isn’t just a walk; it’s the largest movement in the nation to fight breast cancer. Thanks to your incredible support, the American Cancer Society is able to:

  • Fund groundbreaking breast cancer research
  • Champion education and risk reduction
  • Provide essential patient support to those who need it most

Because of YOU, we’re closer to a world without breast cancer.


We are the hope.

We are the movement.

We are the future.

We are MAKING STRIDES.

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Your donation still COUNTS!

Your donation still COUNTS!

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There's still time to fundraise!


Registration will close December 11, 2024. However, our website will remain open and active through December 31, 2024, with fun post-event challenges rolling out over the next few weeks. 


Still have donations? Donations can be made online, or scanned via our ACS FUNdraising app, or mailed to: 


American Cancer Society
ATTN: Making Strides of Phoenix - 8WHCTQ
P.O. Box 81409
Phoenix, AZ 85069


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakingStridesPhoenix/

Instagram: @makingstridesphoenix

#MakingStridesAZ


If you have collected donations and are unsure how to turn them in, please email us:

PhoenixAZStrides@cancer.org

There's still time to fundraise!


Registration will close December 11, 2024. However, our website will remain open and active through December 31, 2024, with fun post-event challenges rolling out over the next few weeks. 


Still have donations? Donations can be made online, or scanned via our ACS FUNdraising app, or mailed to: 


American Cancer Society
ATTN: Making Strides of Phoenix - 8WHCTQ
P.O. Box 81409
Phoenix, AZ 85069


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakingStridesPhoenix/

Instagram: @makingstridesphoenix

#MakingStridesAZ


If you have collected donations and are unsure how to turn them in, please email us:

PhoenixAZStrides@cancer.org

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Thank You to our Presenting Sponsor
Thank You to our Presenting Sponsor
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Welcome to the #1 breast cancer movement in the country!

Welcome to the #1 breast cancer movement in the country!

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Information and Resources

Information and Resources

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Do you speak Spanish?

Do you speak Spanish?

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Do you speak Spanish? Are you a breast cancer Survivor or Thriver?

Are you comfortable speaking in public? 

If you answered yes, WE NEED YOU!

*Please consider filling out THIS FORM to volunteer in a spanish speaking media capacity.


Do you speak Spanish? Are you a breast cancer Survivor or Thriver?

Are you comfortable speaking in public? 

If you answered yes, WE NEED YOU!

*Please consider filling out THIS FORM to volunteer in a spanish speaking media capacity.

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Thank you to our 2024 Survivor Honoree - Amy Hall

Thank you to our 2024 Survivor Honoree - Amy Hall

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2024 Survivor Honoree

“I have cancer?” It wasn’t like my life hadn’t already been impacted by this terrible disease when I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in 2016, but I was still in complete shock. Here I am, 8 years later, blessed to be the Honorary Survivor of Making Strides Phoenix and leader of Team DBacks Cares for the event. With the support of my amazing husband, Derrick, a 14-year prostate cancer survivor, my biological family, and my DBacks family, so many dear friends, and my faith, I was able to navigate through years of treatment. Now, I passionately advocate for the importance of getting regular mammograms or other lifesaving cancer screening. I have been a caregiver, a fighter, and now, a survivor, and each stage of cancer is unique and complex. Wherever you are on your journey, I believe with my whole heart that our togetherness is the key to making cancer a thing of the past. I am grateful for and inspired by ALL the strides YOU are making against cancer today!

“I have cancer?” It wasn’t like my life hadn’t already been impacted by this terrible disease when I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in 2016, but I was still in complete shock. Here I am, 8 years later, blessed to be the Honorary Survivor of Making Strides Phoenix and leader of Team DBacks Cares for the event. With the support of my amazing husband, Derrick, a 14-year prostate cancer survivor, my biological family, and my DBacks family, so many dear friends, and my faith, I was able to navigate through years of treatment. Now, I passionately advocate for the importance of getting regular mammograms or other lifesaving cancer screening. I have been a caregiver, a fighter, and now, a survivor, and each stage of cancer is unique and complex. Wherever you are on your journey, I believe with my whole heart that our togetherness is the key to making cancer a thing of the past. I am grateful for and inspired by ALL the strides YOU are making against cancer today!

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Thank you to our 2024 Executive Ambassadors

Thank you to our 2024 Executive Ambassadors

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From Pat Mersiowsky:
I want to use my survivorship to raise awareness about the importance of knowing your family’s cancer history and the preventative options available when it comes to learning this information. I hopes to inspire others to undergo genetic testing while also wanting to serve as a source of support and strength to those currently fighting this terrible disease.

From Pat Mersiowsky:
I want to use my survivorship to raise awareness about the importance of knowing your family’s cancer history and the preventative options available when it comes to learning this information. I hopes to inspire others to undergo genetic testing while also wanting to serve as a source of support and strength to those currently fighting this terrible disease.

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From Danny Efron:
Cancer has plagued my life and has impacted me profoundly. I am a two time brain cancer survivor. I lost my grandmother, my aunt, and both my parents to this terrible disease. In 2022 cancer came back with a vengeance, this time stage four glioblastoma. Shortly after my successful fight, my sister was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer, right in the middle of Covid. She fought valiantly and defeated her cancer like a true warrior! I have made it a personal mission to do everything I can to promote research, preventive screenings and eradicate cancer. I am serving as a Making Strides Executive Ambassador in honor of my dear sister and to, Shoshana, and her harrowing fight against this ugly disease that has claimed so much of our family, as well as all the others out there battling this horrific disease. To life!

From Danny Efron:
Cancer has plagued my life and has impacted me profoundly. I am a two time brain cancer survivor. I lost my grandmother, my aunt, and both my parents to this terrible disease. In 2022 cancer came back with a vengeance, this time stage four glioblastoma. Shortly after my successful fight, my sister was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer, right in the middle of Covid. She fought valiantly and defeated her cancer like a true warrior! I have made it a personal mission to do everything I can to promote research, preventive screenings and eradicate cancer. I am serving as a Making Strides Executive Ambassador in honor of my dear sister and to, Shoshana, and her harrowing fight against this ugly disease that has claimed so much of our family, as well as all the others out there battling this horrific disease. To life!

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From Rheeta Wilson:
I am truly thrilled to serve as an Executive Ambassador for the 2024 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Phoenix Walk. Cancer, and breast cancer specifically, has had a huge impact on my family and friends. I never want my children or grandchildren or friends ever have to deal with this horrible disease. My goal is to support research and prevention so upcoming generations are free of this disease.

Rheeta is also the co-chair for the 2025 Arizona Game Changer Gala and a longtime ACS volunteer.

From Rheeta Wilson:
I am truly thrilled to serve as an Executive Ambassador for the 2024 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Phoenix Walk. Cancer, and breast cancer specifically, has had a huge impact on my family and friends. I never want my children or grandchildren or friends ever have to deal with this horrible disease. My goal is to support research and prevention so upcoming generations are free of this disease.

Rheeta is also the co-chair for the 2025 Arizona Game Changer Gala and a longtime ACS volunteer.

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We’ve Raised $1,049,119
Our Goal $1,195,000

You are changing the future!

The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a celebration of courage and hope, a movement uniting communities to end breast cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our movement is the nation’s largest and most impactful breast cancer movement and raises funds for lifesaving breast cancer research and programs, working to ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to live a longer, healthier life free from breast cancer.
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Making Strides Rewards

The ACS Rewards program is our way of thanking you for your creativity and passion! Earn points for every dollar raised and you can redeem those points for Making Strides products and swag.

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Welcome to our Team Page. We've formed a team because this cause is important to us. We want to help. And walking and raising money in our local American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event is the best way we can do that. We all have different reasons for participating but we share a determination to help save lives from breast cancer.

There are so many ways that the money our team raises helps. It’s helping fund innovative research. It's providing free information for people dealing with the disease. It’s providing rides to treatment and places to stay for people who have to seek treatment far from home. In short, our money is helping save lives. Consider donating to our team and helping advance the cause.

How We Support the American Cancer Society

Of course we walk in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. And we solicit donations from family, friends, and other supporters. But we also schedule fundraisers in lead-up to the big event. Bake-sales, car washes, and countless other types of events. And we promote those on social media, through Facebook and Twitter, by word of mouth, and through flyers at work and around the neighborhood. The success of fundraising events depends on two things - hard work and getting the word out. And we're out to do both. Keep an eye out for our fundraising events.

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