Event Details

EVENT SCHEDULE

LOCATION DETAILS

Seaport District NYC
89 South St.
New York, NY 10038



Directions

Find directions to the venue here.

Route Map

Want to get familiar with the route before the event? Check out the route here. All routes will be family‑friendly and will have options for those who wish to take a shorter, lighter stroll.

Parking

Car Parking:

  • LAZ Parking Limited, LLC
    Seaport Plaza Garage
    199 Water St.
    Financial District, Manhattan
    New York City, NY 10038
Subway:
  • Take A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 [Fulton Street] and E [Chambers Street-World Trade Center].
Ferry:
  • Take the ferry to Pier 11/Wall Street. Walk north along the water until you get to the Pier 17.
Bus:
  • Directions from M15, QM11, QM25, X15: Get off at Water Street and John Street. Walk toward the water on John Street until you get to the Seaport.
  • Directions from X8, X14, QM7, QM8, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4: Get off at Water Street and Maiden Lane. Walk toward the water on Maiden Lane until you get to the Seaport District.

Pets

We love animals 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 PurpleStride!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register for free today and kickstart your fundraising! Raise or make a personal donation of $50 or more to get a PurpleStride T-shirt. Raise $1,000 or more to become a Grand Club member and get an exclusive gift.

  • Participant Types
  • Registration Fee
  • Participant Type:   Participant
  • Registration Fee:   FREE
  • Participant Type:   Survivor
  • Registration Fee:   FREE
  • Participant Type:   Volunteer
  • Registration Fee:   FREE

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T-SHIRTS

Everyone who registered and raised or made a personal donation of $50 or more by April 10 will receive a PanCAN PurpleStride T‑shirt! Those who raised $50 by April 10 can pick up their T‑shirts on event day at the T‑Shirt Tent in the event village.

All pancreatic cancer survivors who register for PurpleStride are eligible to receive a special survivor T‑shirt and no fundraising minimum is required.

SPECIAL GUEST

Christina Helena



Christina Helena is a speaker, writer/performer, and founder of My Scar is Sexy, based in New York City. She is redefining and modernizing the stigma behind trauma and pain with one simple thought: Your scar is the sexiest thing about you. At nineteen years old, she became one of the youngest Pancreatic Cancer survivors in the world, and four months later she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts from Marymount Manhattan College.

Christina knows the physical and emotional toll that our scars have on our self-worth and ability to love ourselves. Given six months to live Christina asked herself: “What do you want more, your potential or to run away from the pain?” What does it take to not become the imprint of what happened? Against all odds, she trusted her intuition when she was nineteen years old. It saved her life.

Christina trained at LAMDA, The London Academy of Music & Drama where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Performance. A couple of years later, she studied philosophy and theology at the University of Philosophical Research earning a Master of Science in Consciousness Studies. She offers a refreshing and captivating take on the soul, trauma, mental health, and consciousness from a philosophical perspective.

Her experience and studies of consciousness and classical performance birthed SCAR, an autobiographical solo show currently in development for an off-Broadway production, to be directed by the award-winning director Larry Moss. SCAR is about the cycle of violence and the choice each individual has to become the reflection of their trauma or the choice to discover the Self. Forty-characters. One woman. One stage.

Most recently, Christina’s talk, “My SCAR is Sexy” from the Momentum Conference was featured on Goalcast where it received 10 million views. Her TEDx talk, “Dear Unresolved Soul, It’s Not Death You Fear, It’s Life,” is about facing mortality and how death is the greatest catalyst to discovering the authentic self.

As a highly sought-after speaker on mental health, overcoming adversity, identity, resilience, and personal development she is helping others reprogram their thoughts and identity that have been shaped by trauma. My Scar is Sexy is about ownership of our experiences, trauma, and stories without shame. Her talks are filled with raw authenticity, truth, and passion. Her blog, My SCAR is Sexy is a bi-weekly reminder that we are human.

For more information visit www.christinahelena.com.

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We’re excited to have you join our national PanCAN PurpleStride movement by participating in your local community! From all of us in the New York City Affiliate and at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, we THANK YOU for making PurpleStride a special one.

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