Assistance League of Bend to provide free hats, other items at Heaven Can Wait 5K Walk/Run
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Assistance League of Bend has been a participating vendor at the annual Heaven Can Wait 5K Walk/Run since 2014. This event draws hundreds together with a shared mission to raise funds for Sara’s Project, a fund of the St. Charles Foundation.
Sara’s Project provides education, early detection, and support services to ease the challenges of breast cancer for people in Central and Eastern Oregon.
This year’s event - the 25th - will be held on Sunday, October 6, at the Redmond High School football stadium. Assistance League members will again distribute free hand-made hats, rice and lavender heat packs, and “knitted knocker” breast prostheses to cancer patients and survivors. They will also take orders for comfort shawls. Assistance League members will be there from 8:30 AM to 12 noon.
Since its inception, the Hats and More program has supplied thousands of hats, “knitted knockers,” and comfort shawls to the infusion centers at St. Charles and Summit Health and participants at the annual Heaven Can Wait event. Recently, handmade rice and lavender heat packs have also been added to the program, which will be offered at no charge. Assistance League members and community volunteers meet to handcraft each item locally.
Contact Debbie Angle, Vice President of Philanthropic Programs, at debbieangle4@gmail.com to learn more about the free hats, comfort shawls, and lavender heat packs for cancer patients.
Assistance League of Bend is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been making a difference in the lives of children and adults in Central Oregon for over 30 years. Please visit their website at www.assistanceleague.org/bend for more information or to donate.
Assistance League of Bend is a 21 Cares for Kids Partner.
