Join local experts, community advocates, and breast cancer survivors for a special gathering in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Featuring a unique blend of percussionists from local bands to “Beat the Drum” for breast cancer prevention, all are invited to enjoy the music and raise your voice to support this lifesaving message! 

UNITED STATES

Alabama

Host: Angelia Dickinson and India Washington
Where:   Great Day Latte
10 S. Conception Street
Mobile, AL
Date: Sunday, October 25
Time: 3:00 - 5:00pm

California

Host: Tracy Childs
Where: San Diego VegFest
President’s Way Lawn
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time 11 a.m.

Host: Dionne Lea
Where: Monteith Parkway
4616 S. Mullen Ave
View Park, CA 
Date: Sunday, September 27
Time: 1 p.m.

Colorado

Host: Sapna Von Reich 
Where: Old Town Square 
Fort Collins, CO 80524 
Date: Sunday, September 13 
Time: 1-2 p.m.

Delaware

Host: Diane Callaway; Life Is Delicious, Inc
Where: Glasgow Park 2275 Pulaski Highway
Glasgow Park, Newark, DE
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: TBA

Georgia

Host: Tiah Tomlin-Harris
Where: We C.A.R.E. Community Health Fair
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
6400 Woodrow Road Lithonia, GA
When: Saturday, October 24
Time: Drummers Kicking off walk at 8 a.m.

Illinois

Host: Janet Pearson
Where: Harmony Square in Tinley Park
6700 North St., Tinley Park, IL 60477
When: Thursday, September 17
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Event Link: Let's Beat Breast Cancer - Tinley Park, IL - Plant Based Nutrition Movement

Host: Patti Yost
Where:  Peoria RiverFront Market  
300 SW Water St., Peoria, IL
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: 9-10 a.m.
Event Link: Lets Beat Breast Cancer – Plant Powered Initiative

Iowa

Host: Leah Ogeto
Where: Des Moines Adventist Academy 5K WALK
Athens North Shore Recreation Center
2816 Shoreline Drive, Des Moines, IA
When: Sunday, October 4
Time: 10:30 a.m.

Michigan

Host: Darylin Berryman
Where: Boardman Lake Campus -Northwestern MI college
2200 Dendrinos Drive, Traverse City, MI 
Date: Thursday, October 1
Time:  1 p.m.

Minnesota

Host: Jodi Gruhn
Where: Twin Cities Veg Fest 
Harriet Island Park, Target Stage
151 W Water St., St. Paul
When: Sunday, September 20
Time: TBD

Host: Lotus Health Foundation and Rochester Clinic
Where: UBCF Pink Bag Event 
Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 
When: Saturday, October 10
Time 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Drummers at: TBD
Follow-on program: Friday, Oct. 23, 6–7:30 p.m., at 125 LIVE

Mississippi

Host: Charles Smith
Where: Two Mississippi Museums 
222 North St #2205, Jackson, MS
Date: Thursday, September 3
Time: 11 a.m.

Montana

Host: CSKT Tribal Health
Where: Salish Kootenai College
58138 US Highway 93
Pablo, MT
Date: Thursday, October 8
Time: 5:30- 7:30pm

Nevada

Host: Cheleen Morgan
Where: "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk
Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
Date: Sunday, October 11
Time: 7-11 a.m.

New Jersey

Host: Karina Pearse, Susan Schneider, Natalie Mitchem
Where:  Hinds Plaza
65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
Date: Thursday, September 17
Time: 5- 6 p.m.
*Featuring the Princeton University Marching Band drumline!

New York

Host: Maria Fernanda Hubeaut
Where: 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
Franklin St, Kingston, NY
When: Saturday, October 3
Time: Drummers at 1:00 pm

North Carolina

Host: Debbie Milkowski
Where: Union Point Park
210 E Front St., New Bern
Date: Sunday, September 13
Time 2-3 p.m.
Event Link: Eventbrite

Host: Bri Newsom
Where: Tanger Outlets Asheville
800 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Pennsylvania​

Host: Susan Schneider​
Where:  Peddlers Village​
100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA
Date: Saturday, September 12​
Time: 2:00 - 3:00p.m.​

Host: Rebecca Johnson
Where:  Historic Belmont Mansion
2000 Belmont Mansion Drive
Philadelphia, PA
Date: Saturday, October 17
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Event Link: Eventbrite

South Carolina

Host: Kim Kirschner
Where: Cancer Survivors Park
52 Cleveland St., Greenville, SC
Date: Saturday, October 3 
Time: 8:30-10 a.m. 
Event Link: Programs Calendar – Cancer Survivors Park

Host: Rev. Dr. Lisa Robinson
Where: Hutchinson Square
102 S. Main St., Downtown Summerville, SC
Date: Sunday, October 11
Time: 2-3:30 p.m.

Tennessee

Host: Lacresha McKinney 
Where: Coach Cre's Just Juice 
Marble City Market 
333 W. Depot Ave, Knoxville, TN 
Date: Saturday, October 31 
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Virginia

Host: Sahrah Yashaahla
Where: Five Points Park Plaza
6123 Sewells Point Road, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sunday, October 4
Time: 1 p.m.

Host: Mary and Clint Sherrill 
Where: Charlottesville Downtown Mall 
Central Place, E Main St., Charlottesville, VA 
When: Friday, October 16 
Time: 5:30 pm

Washington

Host: Dr. Mary Anne Kiel
Where:  Uptown Shopping Center Pavilion
4701 Point Fosdick Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time 12-1 p.m.
Event Link: Eventbrite

West Virginia

Host: Brenda Workman
Where: Main Stage
Dick Copeland Town Square
Mercer Street, Princeton, WV
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 11 a.m.

INTERNATIONAL

Chile

Host: Sol Gracia
Where: Parque Forestal
Santiago de Chile
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: 5:00pm

Colombia

Host: Vanessa Sossa Sanchez
Where: Caminata Rosa (1K): From Park Way to La Hoguera
Meeting point: Park Way, CI. 36 Cra 20
Event location: La Hoguera
CI. 45 #22-25, Bogota, Colombia
Date: Sunday, October 25
Time: 11 a.m.
Event Link: https://luma.com/htrcsudt

France

Host: Rodrigo Cardoso
Where: la Fontaine des Innocents
à Pl. Joachim du Bellay, 75001
Paris, France
Date: Saturday, October 17
Time: TBD

Mexico

Host: Ginny Martínez Valdés
Where: Puebla City Mexico
DOWNTON PUEBLA MEXICO
Zócalo de la ciudad de Puebla.
Date: Sunday, September 27
Time: 4 p.m.

Host: Laura Rodriguez
Where: During San Pedro de Pinta 
Calzada del Valle 100, del Valle, 
66220 San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L.
When: Sunday, October 11
Time: 10 a.m.