Kimberly, Jess & Kathryn. Dear Making Strides Participant:

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1 Dear Making Strides Participant: On behalf of those who have been touched by breast cancer and those who have possibly averted a diagnosis altogether, thank you for your previous support of our Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. When you participate, and fundraise, you are supporting the American Cancer Society s lifesaving mission to free the world from the pain and suffering of breast cancer. It s a huge goal, but we are determined to achieve it. You can help us get there by joining us again at the 20 th Anniversary of the Making Strides of Harrisburg walk on Saturday, October 21 st on City Island. When you support this event, you are helping the American Cancer Society fund groundbreaking breast cancer research, provide free comprehensive information and support, and help people take steps to reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it s most treatable. As the walk quickly approaches, please start thinking about friends, family and coworkers who may be inspired to take part in the Making Strides experience with you. Sign up a team online at makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburg, and invite others to join you! In just a few easy steps, you can create your personal fundraising page and choose from a selection of tools and resources available to help you fundraise. Don t forget to lead by example and kick-start your efforts with a personal online donation. Then, everyone you know and ask them to join you in supporting this important cause! Whether you start a team or sign up to walk as an individual, we hope you ll join our community on October 21st for the 20 th Anniversary of the Making Strides of Harrisburg walk. As always, feel free to reach out to us at or at harrisburgpastrides@cancer.org with any questions you may have. Thank you for all you ve done and continue to do to help save lives! Best Regards, Kimberly, Jess & Kathryn Kimberly Hernandez and Jessica Moyer, Event Co-Chairs Kathryn DiPuppo Tucker, Event Manager Kimberly Hernandez (left), Kathryn Tucker (center) Jessica Moyer (right)

2 Important Information for ST OCTOBER 21 THE BASICS: 2017 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Harrisburg, PA will open the Check-In Tent at 7:30 am. The Event Welcome will begin with announcements and a warm up at 7:40 am and the ribbon will be cut at 8:30 am. Participants are welcome to start their walk anytime between 7:30 am and 8:30 am. The starting line and walk route will begin near the Carousel. After making the loop around City Island and crossing the walking bridge, participants will turn left and head up to the Sunken Gardens. Walkers will be directed to head down toward the river, before entering the Garden. The route will continue along North Riverfront until participants reach the walking bridge again. You ll go up the slope and cross the walking bridge again toward the Finish Line. PARKING: Carpooling with your team members to the event is strongly encouraged. Free parking is available on City Island; however, spaces fill up quickly due to the event size. Park Harrisburg will be offering free parking in the Market Square Garage, located at 34 S. 2nd Street in downtown Harrisburg. The City does not allow free street parking on Saturdays, so please come prepared to pay the meter if you decide to park downtown. FREE PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MARKET SQUARE GARAGE!! $ Pacesetters & 2017 Pacesetters (individuals who have raised $2,500 by October 6th) will be mailed a special parking pass that allows them to park on the lower level parking lot in reserved spaces on the Island s North Lot. Please present this pass to volunteers upon arrival. $100 l tent located in the North Lot if you velarge Ltoethe ing come aisplease r d n FuCHECK-IN: Have cash and/or check donations to turn in l Fundraising Leve A d tere Need to register for the event (Remember everyone who is planning to walk should be registered) All regis Have raised $100 or more and need to pick up your Making Strides event T-shirt nts who ipaout for an during the week of October 18th iceye partan Note: Please keep with your Print and Bring form the check-in process. r 00tooexpedite parti individually more will rec individually raise $1 PICKING UP YOUR T-SHIRTS: T-shirts will be available for any registered participant who 17 ur 20 ivetoothe rece will$100 raises prior event. T-shirts must be picked up individually since there oreover ng-sleeve T m lowill be a verification list. (Representatives at irt. Thank from teams may pick up for other team membersthe T-sh leeveyou u for he ng-snights.) lobank can qualify for the T-shirt on the day of the walk if you turn in $100 atyo Check-In Tent. save you for helping us lives from KIDS TENT: Back by popular demand! The Kids Tent r. t cance breasthe from beside livebes located will steps to the Box Office. Please stop by to participate in the fun activities, including a scavenger hunt, pink ribbon face painting, and tattoos! lk.org /harrisburg eswa to join us at the Carousel Pavilion, which is located ngstallridsurvivors SURVIVORS: akiinvite Visit mwe. to FNB Park. All registered survivors will receive a on the far left o building ationnext form re ofinthe r mside fo 2017 Survivor T-shirt and a special recognition gift to wear as you participate in the walk. alk.org /ha Visit makingstridesw n. for more informatio

3 ACS INFORMATION: Information about the American Cancer Society s services and programs as well as ACS Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be available at the ACS Information Tent. STARTING LINE: The Starting Line and Event Welcome will be located between the Carousel and the Train Station on City Island. FINISH LINE: The Finish Line will be located on the Walking Bridge on the City Island side. TRIBUTE GARDEN: The Tribute Garden will be located along the second mile of the route. Pre-orders of signs are available for purchase ($20) until October 18th via online (visit makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburgtributegarden) and paper form enclosed. On the day of the walk, signs will be available for purchase at two locations: on the North Lot as well as at the Tribute Garden. HONOR A LOVED ONE TODAY. Reserve a sign in our Tribute Garden Available online: makingstrideswalk.org/ harrisburgtributegarden DRINKS & FOOD: Water will be available for all participants at various locations throughout the route. Thank you to our Pink Ribbon Sponsor, Bath Fitter, for generously donating the water for this year s walk. Herr Foods Inc., one of our Survivor Celebration Sponsors, will also be on site with delicious snacks. Karns Quality Foods has donated fresh fruit. RESTROOMS: Restrooms will be available on the North Lot of City Island along the river, near the Carousel Pavilion and along the route. WEATHER: The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk will takes place rain or shine. We will communicate any last-minute changes via and through our website. All registered icipants who raise $100 or ceive our 2017 T-shirt. Thank elping us save ncer. breast camonday, OCTOBER 2-5:30-8:00 PM GIANT COMMUNITY CENTER LINGLESTOWN ROAD, HARRISBURG WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4-5:30-8:00 PM GIANT COMMUNITY CENTER TRINDLE ROAD, CAMP HILL arrisburg NO PETS: Please leave all pets at home for their safety, as well as the safety of others. NO SMOKING: This event is tobacco free. No smoking and no smokeless tobacco products are allowed.

4 EVENT REMINDERS HELPFUL HINTS Don t forget to bring extra money so you can purchase Making Strides pink gear at NEW THIS YEAR! OUR 1ST AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY our Strides Store! Portions of sales benefit MAKING STRIDES STORE! Making Strides of Harrisburg. Donations will be accepted in cash, check Check out the new giant inflatable pink and credit card. Limited quantities will Making Strides chair located on the North be available so be sure to visit early in Lot near the Check In tent. It s a great place the morning. We open at 7am down in the to take your team photo! North Lot on 10/21/17. Pick a meeting spot ahead of time for your team members in case you get separated while you find parking. Pay attention to police, security and parking volunteers. They are there to help direct traffic and keep you safe. On-site fundraising is not allowed. Tailgating at your car is permitted (no grills); however, teams are not permitted to set up tents/canopies or any other structures. BANK NIGHTS: All participants are invited to turn in registration forms, donations, and especially Tribute Garden forms. At this time, you will be able to pick up your long sleeve event T-shirts for members of your team that have raised $100 or more! On the day of the walk, each participant must pick up his or her own T-shirt. Taking part in Bank Night gets you out of line on walk day and into the action of Making Strides! Monday, October 2 nd, GIANT Food Store, Community Center, 2 nd Floor on Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg Wednesday, October 4 th, GIANT Food Store, Community Center, 2 nd floor on E. Trindle Rd., Camp Hill Check out our Strides Store at Bank Nights with limited edition merchandise for sale! Thank you for your participation in Bank Night. This helps our staff process paperwork in a timely manner and gives you the information you want quicker! Call the ACS office at or Harrisburgpastrides@cancer.org for more details. DONATION ENVELOPES: Do you have donation envelopes to mail or drop off at the ACS office? Our office is located at 112 Sipe Avenue in Hummelstown (Intersection of Rte. 422 and Sipe Avenue). Please note our mailing address is: American Cancer Society, Attn: MSABC, PO Box 897, Hershey, PA DAY OF EVENT VOLUNTEERS: We are looking for volunteers to help at the event from 6 am until 11 am in various roles such as route marshals, check-in, water distribution, etc. We are also looking for volunteers to help with accounting from 8:30 am until 1 pm. Volunteers can be given community service hours, and should not plan to walk at the event. If you know someone who would be interested, please Julie Brandt, Volunteer Coordinator, at juliebrandt1008@gmail.com. STUDENTS FOR STRIDES Students for Strides: Do you know of any local students who want to fight breast cancer? Perhaps someone at their school has been impacted by the disease. Encourage them to start a school team. Visit makingstrideswalk.org/ studentsforstrides to register the team. On the day of the walk, Student teams should check in on the North Lot to turn in any cash or check donations. Then head to the Carousel Pavilion for fun activities such as decorating your team poster, team photo opportunity and to check out the winning design of the 2017 T-shirt Design Contest. Registered participants who have raised over $100 are eligible for the Students for Strides event T-shirt. Every dollar raised will be matched by our generous sponsor, Groundwater Sciences Corporation (up to $20,000). Student team members can walk with parents, teachers and anyone else already registered for the event. Forming a student team is a fun way for friends, sports teams and clubs to make a difference, while helping Making Strides of Harrisburg meet the student fundraising match goal!

5 American Cancer Society Northeast Region PO Box 897 Hershey, PA NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID HARRISBURG, PA PERMIT NO. 218 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED If you or your team haven t registered for the 2017 walk, please do so soon! Visit MakingStridesWalk.org/Harrisburg Please keep an eye out for our Real Men at the walk! $100 Fundraising Level All registered participants who individually raise $100 or more will receive our 2017 long-sleeve T-shirt. Thank you for helping us save lives from breast cancer. Visit makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburg for more information. MakingStridesWalk.org The official registration and financial information of the American Cancer Society, Inc., may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, Registration does not imply endorsement American Cancer Society, Inc. No

6 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer City Island, Harrisburg October 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m. makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburg *September Mailing Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Tribute Garden Who Do You Make Strides For? On October 21, 2017, participants at the Making Strides walk of Harrisburg will pay tribute to loved ones through the Making Strides Tribute Garden. At the event, signs with names prominently displayed will be presented in an area of reflection to remember and honor those who have been affected by breast cancer. As participants walk through the Tribute Garden, the signs remind and inspire them that the fight against breast cancer is about real people in our community. We invite you help us finish the fight against breast cancer. Please fill out the form below and donate a sign for each loved one who has faced breast cancer. All proceeds will help the American Cancer Society find breast cancer s causes and cures, provide free information and services to those fighting the disease, and ensure access to mammograms for women who need them. The suggested donation for each sign is $20. Signs are also available online at makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburgtributegarden. To guarantee the presence of a sign honoring your loved one, pre-orders are strongly encouraged. Donations can be contributed to a team or individual fundraising goal. Your Name Address City State Zip Phone Please give fundraising credit to: Team Member Team Name Name as to appear on the sign: Please Circle One: $20 Donation $20 Suggested Minimum Donation per Tribute Sign Total $ Check/Cash Credit Card Card Type: Card #: Exp. Date: Donor Name Billing Address City State Zip Send form with donation to: American Cancer Society, Attn: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer PO Box 897, Hershey, PA The American Cancer Society cares about your privacy and protects how we use your information. To view our full privacy policy or if you have any questions, please visit us online at cancer.org and click on the Privacy link at the bottom of the page. For more information: harrisburgpastrides@cancer.org makingstrideswalk.org/harrisburg The official registration and financial information of the American Cancer Society, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, Registration does not imply endorsement. Ohio residents may call