Contributions will be matched for event honoring local resident, Beth Behr who passed away suddenly this spring due to a brain aneurysm
Online, November 4, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Please join us in New Rochelle, New York on Saturday, November 28, 2015 for The Brain Aneurysm Awareness 5K Walk in Memory of Beth Behr.
Beth's daughter Grace Behr and friend Noa Deustch, who are 7th graders at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle have organized this new family-friendly event to raise awareness and funding for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation as their mitzvah project, which is an act of kindness or good deed that helps to repair the world. All who participate in and support this event help save lives.
Beth’s daughter Grace Behr and friend Noa Deustch, 7th graders at Albert Leonard Middle School have organized this new family-friendly event to raise awareness and funding for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.
The Brain Aneurysm Awareness 5K Walk in Memory of Beth Behr will take place at the Temple Israel of New Rochelle, located at 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard in New Rochelle, NY on Saturday, November 28th at 11:00am (Registration will open at 10:00am).
The registration fee to participate is $25.00. Those wishing to register for this event may do so by making a $25.00 online donation at: give.bafound.org/goto/gracenoa. The first 200 people to check in the day of the walk will receive a complimentary t-shirt. Please visit the event website for more information and to register.
For those unable to attend, please consider making a donation to this important cause. A sponsor will match all donations up to $10,000!
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation was established in 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts with a mission to promote early detection of brain aneurysms by providing knowledge and raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors; work with the medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families; as well as to further research that will improve patient outcomes and save lives. For more information about the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, visit www.bafound.org.
Source URL: http://prweb.com/releases/2015/10/prweb13029859.htm
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