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Tunnell Cancer Center to Host 7th Annual Miracle Mile June 5 in Rehoboth Beach

05/25/10

The Seventh Annual Cancer Survivors' Miracle Mile, sponsored by Beebe Medical Center's Tunnell Cancer Center, is scheduled to take place 8 a.m., Saturday, June 5, on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk.

The event, which is organized to celebrate National Cancer Survivors' Day, will begin with a recognition ceremony at 8 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church on Olive Avenue. Participants will then proceed to the boardwalk where they will walk about ½ mile down and back. After the walk, participants are invited back to the church hall for a light breakfast and fellowship.

More than 100 people take part in the annual event. Cancer survivors, relatives and friends are warmly welcomed to attend. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the ceremony beginning at 8 a.m. Everyone who registers before May 31 will receive an event cap. T-shirts will be given to survivors. For more information, to register, or for special assistance or accommodations needed to take part, please call the Tunnell Cancer Center at 645-3771.

Beebe Medical Center is a not-for-profit community medical center with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health with the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebemed.org