The 14th Annual
Hare and Tortoise New Quarter Park Ovarian Cancer Memorial Run/Walk
is being held on
Saturday, September 17, 2022.
"The tortoise is slow and steady but wins the race – Ovarian Cancer is slow to detect but we can win the race. The tortoise is quiet – Ovarian Cancer is the quiet cancer – it whispers – don’t let it beat you."
The FOURTEENTH annual Karene O’Hare/Bitsy Whitten Ovarian Cancer Memorial Run is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th, at New Quarter Park in partnership with the Williamsburg Community Foundation; a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt non-profit organization tax, identification number 54-1927558. This Memorial Run is the only annual fundraising program that supports Ovarian Cancer screening, treatment and education for uninsured and under-insured women in the greater Williamsburg community.
The O’Hare/Whitten families sponsor this Run to raise money to combat Ovarian Cancer in memory of Karene O’Hare and Bitsy Whitten who were victims of the disease. Since 2009, over $277,000 has been distributed to help underwrite the Ovarian Cancer programs offered by the Lackey Clinic and the Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center to their patients.
In November 2016, we established an Ovarian Cancer Endowment Fund at the Williamsburg Community Foundation as a permanent source of income for this cause. The Fund provides donation sustainability to build and strengthen the significant Ovarian Cancer health care that Lackey and Olde Towne provide for our community. The money raised by the annual Run is deposited into the Endowment Fund and invested. As of January 2022, the value of the Endowment Fund has grown to over $328,761.
We encourage you to support this fundraiser and sign up to run or walk the event in person on Sept. 17th 2022. The in-person live 5K race will start at 9 AM on an out-and-back course in New Quarter Park, Williamsburg, Va. The race will be preceded by a one-mile fun run at 08:30 AM.
To register for the race or to donate, please go to the website below and thank you for your support in the fight against this dreadful disease.
We hope to make this a record year for race entrants and fundraising to honor the legacy of John O’Hare, founder of the Hare & Tortoise, who passed away in May of this year.
The O’Hare/Whitten families sponsor this Run to raise money to combat Ovarian Cancer in memory of Karene O’Hare and Bitsy Whitten who were victims of the disease. Since 2009, over $277,000 has been distributed to help underwrite the Ovarian Cancer programs offered by the Lackey Clinic and the Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center to their patients.
In November 2016, we established an Ovarian Cancer Endowment Fund at the Williamsburg Community Foundation as a permanent source of income for this cause. The Fund provides donation sustainability to build and strengthen the significant Ovarian Cancer health care that Lackey and Olde Towne provide for our community. The money raised by the annual Run is deposited into the Endowment Fund and invested. As of January 2022, the value of the Endowment Fund has grown to over $328,761.
We encourage you to support this fundraiser and sign up to run or walk the event in person on Sept. 17th 2022. The in-person live 5K race will start at 9 AM on an out-and-back course in New Quarter Park, Williamsburg, Va. The race will be preceded by a one-mile fun run at 08:30 AM.
To register for the race or to donate, please go to the website below and thank you for your support in the fight against this dreadful disease.
We hope to make this a record year for race entrants and fundraising to honor the legacy of John O’Hare, founder of the Hare & Tortoise, who passed away in May of this year.
Facts about Ovarian Cancer
- Cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer and the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths among American women. No routine screening test exists to detect Ovarian Cancer.
- 12,810 American women will die from the disease in 2022.
- 19,880 American women will be diagnosed in 2022.
- Only 16% of Ovarian cases are diagnosed at an early stage - when treatment can make a major difference.
Learn more about Ovarian Cancer...
All information on this web site was compiled using the following sources:
American Cancer Society
National Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Coalition
American Cancer Society
National Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Coalition
