Event Details
— Colleen Beeler, Strider, Volunteer & Caregiver
We can’t wait to see you at PanCAN PurpleStride Atlanta, on Saturday, April 26, 2025!
PurpleStride is an amazing day where survivors, families, caregivers, friends, physicians and researchers celebrate people currently affected, honor those we’ve lost and take steps to end pancreatic cancer.
Check out the event village, grab a snack, write on the tribute wall, take pictures with your family and friends in the photo area, and be inspired during the opening ceremony before you set off on the walk.
Please note, Shop Purple is undergoing some updates and will not be available at this event. We hope you'll show your purple pride by earning your PurpleStride 2025 T-shirt and wearing it on event day!
EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
- Event Village Opens: 7:00 AM
- Opening Ceremony: 8:00 AM
- Walk Begins: 8:30 AM
- Event Concludes: 10:30 AM
LOCATION DETAILS
Perimeter Mall4400 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30346
Parking & Public Transit
Event parking is the western parking lot in front of Nordstrom. Event Village is located in the lot north of parking and in front of Von Maur.
For information about public transportation, please visit: https://www.itsmarta.com/
Check out the parking map here.
Route Map
PurpleStride is a walk event. The route is 1.3 miles and walkers may opt to complete the route twice if they want extra mileage. Note: the walk is a loop around Perimeter Mall, and there are no shortcuts for walkers to return to the Event Village once they are on the route. Please follow posted signage and staff/volunteer instructions at all times.
Want to get familiar with the route before the event? Check out the route map here.
Pets
We love our pets just as much as you do! However, due to safety and liability reasons, pets are not allowed at Pancreatic Cancer Action Network events. Service animals are welcome.
Strollers and Wheelchairs
Strollers and wheelchairs are welcome at PanCAN PurpleStride!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registering for PurpleStride will give you access to the PurpleStride Dashboard. Your Dashboard allows you to track your progress toward your fundraising goal, send pre-written fundraising, team building and thank-you messages, and connect to Facebook Fundraiser.
Register for free today and kickstart your fundraising!
Registered Striders who raise or self-donate:
- $50 or more will receive an official PanCAN PurpleStride 2025 T-shirt.
- $1,000 or more by June 30, 2025 will become a member of our PanCAN PurpleStride Grand Club and earn exclusive gear!
T-SHIRT INFORMATION
Registered Striders who raise or self-donate $50 or more by event day will receive an official PanCAN PurpleStride 2025 T-shirt, available for pick up at your event. We’ll do our best to ensure supply and preferred sizes, but T-shirts are subject to availability. We are unable to ship T-shirts after the event.
All registered pancreatic cancer survivors are eligible to receive a special survivor T-shirt with no fundraising minimum required.
INCENTIVES
PanCAN PurpleStride would not make the impact it does for those affected by pancreatic cancer without our top fundraisers and teams. To show our appreciation for your dedication, we recognize the Top 10 national and local fundraising teams, with the Top 3 local teams and Top 3 fundraisers receiving special recognition on event day!
In addition, the Champion Circle program recognizes PurpleStride teams that hit certain fundraising levels for their events ranging from customized signs to your own VIP tent on event day.
For more information, check out our Fundraising Deadlines and Incentives page.
SPECIAL GUEST
Mark Winne, WSB-TV
Investigative Reporter
While Mark Winne was still a student at Auburn University and working part-time at The Birmingham News, he and a photographer spotted a hand sticking out of the trunk of a car and chased it across the city, ultimately leading to the rescue of a kidnap victim. Thus began a career of crime and corruption coverage. After three and a half years working full-time for the News, Mark was hired by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Later switching to television, he went on the air for WSB-TV in 1986 and has helped Channel 2 Action News break many of Georgia's biggest stories. His print and broadcast work have been honored with numerous professional and civic awards, including a number of Southern Regional Emmys. Mark's coverage of a series of mail bombings that killed a federal judge and a civil rights attorney led to the publication of his book on the case, "Priority Mail" (Scribner, 1995.) Mark has been active at church and with a number of charities, especially two that are major players in fighting cancer, Swim Across America and Winship Cancer Institute, along with our non-profit partners Caring For Others and Special Olympics. He has been deeply involved in Channel 2’s Convoy of Care, which, in partnership with several organizations, delivers relief supplies from our viewers and partners to areas across the region stricken by natural disasters. For several seasons he has coached youth basketball and baseball, and, currently, high school golf. Married for 33 years to the love of his life, the late Kate Sievert Winne, they have two sons who are both successful attorneys.
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