First Selectman Gordon Joseloff poses with Kinnary Patel, one of the Westporters working on the May 17 event. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Two Westporters are co-chairing the fifth annual “Walk This Way … With Us” event for the Whittingham Cancer Center.
The walk will take place at Calf Pasture Beach Park in Norwalk, on Saturday, May 17. Registration takes place at 11 a.m. and the walk takes place at noon.
Tammy Zelkowitz and Amy Schafrann are serving as the events co-chairs.
Zelkowitz has volunteered on the planning committee for this annual event since its inception five years ago. Her husband, Dr. Richard Zelkowitz, chief of hematology and oncology at Norwalk Hospital, has also been a major supporter of this walk and has seen the direct impact of this event on the programs and services of the Cancer Center.
Schafrann participated in the walk in previous years but joined Tammy Zelkowitz this year as co-chair because “I have been inspired by the incredible stories of patients being treated at the Whittingham Cancer Center,” she said.
All proceeds from the benefit walk will be used for programs and services at the Whittingham Cancer Center such as cancer research, new technology for radiation therapy, support and counseling including a program for children who have a parent with cancer, complementary therapies such as art, music, reiki, and massage therapy.
