Welcome To The First Beacon Stride For Life Charity Event!

Our Story:

On March 28, 2023, I lost my mother “Missy” Maureen Manzi/Tyburczy to lung cancer. She battled cancer for less than a year where she fought it hard but unfortunately the cancer was too strong for her. She was a life-long resident of Beacon where she served the community the best she could. She worked at Bob’s Corner Store where she would serve the best bacon egg & cheese sandwiches and whenever you saw her, she would make sure you’d leave with a smile. She was also a bus driver for the City of Beacon School District where she loved being around the kids and making them laugh.
 
It's the difficult experience of losing my mother that sparked the idea of creating an event that helps support families and friends that have gone and/or are going through these heart wrenching times. The process is difficult for many families and I decided to put together a charity event that takes place in Beacon to help raise money in support of fighting cancer. I want to bring the community together and raise awareness of these battles we are tired of hearing about.

 

Details:

As a participant you get to choose between a 5k run/walk, a 12-mile bicycle ride, or a 20-mile bicycle ride to help Fight cancer. There are pre-determined routes for all three events that lead each participant through Beacon. Start and finish will be at Memorial Park. All the pre-determined routes can be found on Strava and can be found below. Each of the routes will have markers at all of the turns, as well as a volunteer to help guide you to help keep you moving without hesitation! Following your great efforts there will be refreshments and music. Hope you can make it out and help bring some great energy in the support of fighting cancer! Remember if you sign up for one of the events you must obey all traffic laws. Thank you and hope to see you there! 

Make an additional donation at anytime, just click the "Donate" button at the top or bottom of the page. Thank you!

All proceeds will be going to the American Cancer Society.

 

Event Pricing:

• February 2nd - February 21st. $30 (Free T-shirt included)
• February 22nd - March 21st. $40 (Free T-shirt included)
• March 22nd - April 1st. $45
• April 14th - April 20th. $50

**WALKERS/RUNNERS/CYCLIST WHO SIGN UP BEFORE MARCH 21ST, 2024 WILL RECEIVE A T-SHIRT**

***REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AFTER APRIL 20TH 2024 11:59PM EST, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER DAY OF EVENT***

 

Place:

Memorial Park Pavilion

1 Robert Cahill Dr, Beacon, NY 12508

 

Parking:

Parking is free and there will be a limited amount of spots near the pavilion where the event is. Additional parking areas include and are limited too: on top of the hill of Robert Cahill Drive (in the flat grassy area near the porta potty), near the skate park off of Wilkes Street, along the side of Robert Cahill Drive near the little league fields, and lastly the Pop Warner Football field parking lot. Please try not to park on the hill of Robert Cahill Drive near pavilion since the routes go this way, thank you!

 

The Foundation:

The American Cancer Society

"The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer."

Routes:
Download the Strava app to download the routes to your device of choice.
 
5K RUN/WALK
LINK TO STRAVA - 5K

COMPACT PEDAL TOUR
LINK TO STRAVA - COMPACT PEDAL TOUR

PEDAL TOUR
LINK TO STRAVA - PEDAL TOUR

 

Volunteers Needed:

Volunteer opportunities are abundant and we appreciate all the help we can get. If you are interested in giving a hand on event day email  beaconstrideforlife@gmail.com with the subject "Volunteer".

 

Sponsors Needed:

Many sponsorship opportunities are available. If you own a business or know someone who does, this is a great way to achieve community business recognition with our participants and families. Together we can help spread the fight against cancer. If you are interested please email beaconstrideforlife@gmail.com with subject "Sponsor".

 

Event Questions:

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director Nicholas by emailing beaconstrideforlife@gmail.com

 

Wall Of Honor:

If you would like to remember a loved one, honor someone currently battling cancer, or celebrate a survivor send their name and which of the three categories you would like them to be put in by sending an email to beaconstrideforlife@gmail.com.
 

In The Memory Of:

- Missy Manzi/Tyburczy

- Ruth Bleasedale

- Margaret Fitzgerald

- Peggy Coughlin McElduff

- Kevin McElduff

-Patty Hauth

- Robert McMahon

- Chuck Flickinger

- Gary Shannon

In The Fight For:

- Lynn McElduff

- Patrick McElduff

- Bob Linhardt

Celebrating Our Survivors:

- Shannon MacDonald

- Kelly McMahon