Registration Open for SVH Breast Cancer Walk

Date: 09/21/2023

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital will be hosting its 29th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Saturday, October 21. The event is open to all ages and will start at the MCI Football Field in Pittsfield. Participants may join a team or register as individuals and are encouraged to help raise funds by collecting pledges for their walk. Businesses are invited to organize company teams and challenge other businesses. Proceeds from the walk will support mammograms and enhance care provided at Northern Light Women’s Health in Pittsfield. 

Jen Castonguay, director of Imaging at Sebasticook Valley Hospital, says, “We are grateful for our community’s support of our Women’s Health Center and the service we offer here at home. Included are digital mammography, breast ultrasound, digital bone density (osteoporosis) screening, breast biopsies, lymphedema therapy, and other services in a private setting.” Castonguay adds, “Screening mammograms can now be scheduled by patients through a new online scheduling system on the Hospital’s website (northernlighthealth.org/Sebasticook). This allows patients to book an appointment at their convenience. We also offer walk-in options Monday – Friday 8 am-2 pm.”

Registration for the Walk is $20 and can be completed online at northernlighthealth.org/SVHwalk. Registration and fundraising pledge forms are available online or at the Women’s Health Center attached to the Hospital. Participants who attend the community walk on October 21 will receive a fun gift as a special thank you. CM Almy, a local business that has been part of the walk for years, is donating a breast cancer awareness candle to be raffled off.

For more information about the event, visit northernlighthealth.org/SVHWalk or contact the Women’s Health Center at 207.487.4036.