Event Details
We can’t wait to see you at PanCAN PurpleStride Philadelphia with Premier Sponsor Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, on Saturday, April 27, 2024!
We’re bringing together pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters in your community for a memorable day, and we want you there. Walk around 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 ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Event Village Opens: 6:30 AM
- Opening Ceremony: 7:15 AM
- Walk Begins: 8:00 AM
- Event Concludes: 10:00 AM
LOCATION DETAILS
Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park
43 S Concourse St.
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Directions
Find directions to the venue here.
Parking & Public Transit
Participant parking is available on a first come, first served basis along the 4000 block of S. Concourse Avenue and Avenue of the Republic, west of Belmont Avenue.
Shuttle buses will be running on a loop to transport riders to the Event Village. Pick up the shuttles at Belmont Ave and S. Concourse Ave.
Survivor Drop-off is available on Avenue of the Republic, near the corner of E. Memorial Hall Dr. An area will be coned off and monitored by volunteer attendants, where cars can stop briefly to drop off participants (no parking here).
Check out the Survivor/VIP parking map here.
For information on public transit, visit: https://iseptaphilly.com/
Route Map
Want to get familiar with the route before the event? Check out the route map here. All routes will be family-friendly and will have options for those who wish to take a shorter, lighter stroll.
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
Register for free and access your PanCAN PurpleStride Dashboard today! Your Dashboard is your one-stop-shop for all your PurpleStride fundraising needs. From creating your personal fundraising page, to connecting to Facebook Fundraiser, to pre-written messages you can send your family and friends, your PurpleStride Dashboard has you covered. Register for free today and kickstart your fundraising!
Everyone who registers and raises (or makes a self–donation of):
- $50 or more will receive the official PanCAN PurpleStride 2024 T-shirt
- $1,000 or more will become a member of our PanCAN PurpleStride Grand Club and receive exclusive Grand Club gear!
Can't make it to your local PanCAN PurpleStride? Register for PurpleStride USA and participate from wherever you are, and in any way you like!
T-SHIRTS
Everyone who registers and raises or self-donates $50 or more by event day will receive the official PanCAN PurpleStride 2024 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 pancreatic cancer survivors who register for PurpleStride are eligible to receive a special survivor T-shirt with no fundraising minimum required.
SPECIAL GUEST
Brian Sheehan
Brian Sheehan is an Emmy award-winning, general assignment reporter for NBC10. You can watch his live reports weekdays and weekend evenings on NBC10.
“I am fascinated by the power of TV and its ability to connect people with the information they need to live their lives as a productive member of society,” he said. “More importantly, it’s the thread that connects us to our neighbors in the shared human experience.”
Brian joined NBC10 in late 2021 as a freelancer from WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pa., where he worked as a general assignment/investigative reporter and anchor. Prior to that, he was a multimedia journalist and host at WOLF-TV, the Fox affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. Brian also spent time as an executive producer and host at The Daily Meal, and as a producer/anchor/reporter at WHSV in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
One of Brian’s most memorable moments as a reporter was in 2018 after the Eagles Super Bowl win. “I was working in Scranton at the time and came to Philly to cover the parade down Broad Street,” he said. “I’ve never seen the city so alive and it was hands down the best day of my career - and one of the top five days of my life. There were tears that day.”
Born and raised in Warrington, Bucks County, Pa., Brian graduated from Central Bucks High School South and later earned a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Temple University.
When he is not on TV, Brian enjoys rooting for our Philly sports teams and spending time at his family’s shore home in Avalon, NJ. Brian is a passionate supporter of pancreatic cancer awareness. Having lost several family members to the disease, he has made it part of his public work to raise awareness about early detection in the hopes of one day finding a cure.
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