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

California

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

Colorado

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

Illinois

Host: Janet Pearson
Where: Harmony Square in Tinley Park
6700 North St., Tinley Park, IL 60477
When: Thursday, Sept. 17
Time: 6-7 p.m.

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

Indiana

Host: Heather Dahman 
Where: Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI) Famers Market 
Outside the historic Olde East End Building  
1501 E Berry St., Fort Wayne, IN 
When: Saturday, Oct. 24 
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Iowa

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

Michigan

Host: Darylin Berryman
Where: Boardman Lake Campus -Northwestern MI college
2200 Dendrinos Drive, Traverse City, MI 
Date: Sunday, Oct. 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, Sept. 20
Time: TBD

Host: Lotus Health Foundation and Rochester Clinic
Where: UBCF Pink Bag Event 
Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 
When: Saturday, Oct. 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, Sept. 3 
Time: 11 a.m.

Nevada

Host: Cheleen Morgan
Where: "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk
Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
Date: Sunday, Oct. 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, Sept. 17
Time: 5- 6 p.m.
*Featuring the Princeton University Marching Band drumline!

North Carolina

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

Pennsylvania​

Host: Susan Schneider​
Where:  Peddlers Village​
100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12​
Time: 1-2 p.m.​

South Carolina

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

Virginia

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

Washington

Host: Dr. Mary Anne Kiel
Where:  Uptown Shopping Center Pavilion
4701 Point Fosdick Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Date: Saturday, Sept. 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, Sept. 19
Time: 11 a.m.

INTERNATIONAL

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, Oct. 25 
Time: 11 a.m.

France

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

Mexico

Host: Ginny Martínez Valdés
Where: Puebla City Mexico
DOWNTON PUEBLA MEXICO
Zócalo de la ciudad de Puebla.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 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, Oct. 11
Time: 10 a.m.