FORTY FORT — The Cancer Wellness Center of NEPA, 190 Welles St., Suite 166, hosted its yearly walk event on Saturday. Chris Bohinski from PA Live was the walk host. Also present were Congressman Matt Cartwright, Forty Fort Mayor Brian Thomas, and state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski.
Approximately 400 individuals walked in the event and were also offered the opportunity to visit the organization’s facility, listen to the music of DJ Joe Hussey, browse a Mother’s Day flower sale and vendor fair, and take part in a basket raffle.
This is the organization’s main annual fundraiser to support its goal of providing free services to cancer patients and their caregivers. These services include support groups, Tai Chi/ Qi Gong, yoga, facials, reflexology, vibrational sound therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, wig services, fitness, and nutrition.
“I have realized that the staff and the volunteers here provide a sanctuary — a place I can visit no matter how I’m feeling and share that with them,” said Rachel Lohman, cancer survivor. “If I’m having a good day, excellent — they’re celebrating. And if I’m not having a good day, they are here to lift me up, to hold my hand, to give me a hug.”
The event sponsor was DiscoverNEPA powered by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services.
