Thousands of people including families with kids, breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, etc, joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami more than pink walk at the Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah to Help End Breast Cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, on Saturday.
Pedro Portal
pportal@miamiherald.com
Thousands filled Hialeah’s Amelia Earhart Park wearing enough pink to fuel at least a handful of “Barbie” sequels as Susan G. Komen held its annual MORE THAN PINK Walk on Saturday morning.
The group’s signature event for the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area helps Komen raise money to provide support to breast cancer patients, fund research, empower health equity initiatives nationwide, and advocate for change at the state and federal government levels, the group said in a media release.
“We are excited to host the annual Miami/Fort Lauderdale MORE THAN PINK Walk this year and provide a community for those impacted by breast cancer,” Sean Gross, state executive director at Susan G. Komen, said in the release. “Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic women in the U.S, and the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area has one of the largest Latinx populations in the country. We look forward to raising funds that advance health equity outcomes and break down the barriers that create poor breast health outcomes for these communities.”
MORE THAN PINK photo gallery
Here’s how South Florida came out to support the cause.
Thousands of people including families with kids, breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, etc, joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami more than pink walk at the Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah to Help End Breast Cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Breast cancer survivors Dorothy Gonzalez (left) and Carla Hill welcomed thousands of people to the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami/Fort Lauderdale MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Publix employees were among those joining in on the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami/Fort Lauderdale MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Marlon Hill (front) leads a warm up of members of the d’limers team who were among thousands who joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Thousands of people including families with kids, breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, and others joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami/Fort Lauderdale MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah during Breast Cancer Awareness month on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. PHOTOS BY Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Thousands of people including families with kids, breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, and others joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen Miami/Fort Lauderdale MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah during Breast Cancer Awareness month on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Family members and friends of cancer survivor Natalie Rivera (center) were among thousands who joined the 2023 Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
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