| Help Pave the Way to a Cure! With the purchase of a brick on the Walk of Life!
- Join the fight against breast cancer;
- Share the vision and pave the way to a cure.
The first Walk of Life for breast
cancer in the nation, sponsored by the Northeastern Region of
Soroptimist International of the Americas is located at Walnut Hill
Park, New Britain, CT. This location was chosen because it is the
site of the Connecticut Race in the Park.
There are many walkways in Walnut Hill Park but none more
beautiful than the Walk of Life. The 780 foot brick walkway is a
commemoration to breast cancer victims, survivors and their
families. Some simply reveal a name, others a message.
Members of Soroptimist International
of the Northeastern Region initiated the project in 1996 through the
efforts of past Soroptimist Governor Rosemarie Burton, a breast
cancer survivor herself. So far, the northeastern region of
Soroptimist International has contributed $50,000 to breast cancer
research and programs. When the walkway is completed, the
northeastern region will have contributed $200,000.
 The walkway,
which is six feet wide, is located behind the park's Darius Miller
music shell and follows the finish line for the
Connecticut Race in the Park.
Area businesses and the bricklayers union have donated many of the
services needed to complete the project.
Become one of more than 5,000 expressions of friendship, love and
inspiration in the Walk of Life, under construction in New Britain's
pastoral Walnut Hill Park.
Sponsored by Northeastern Region Soroptimist International.
All proceeds from this project will be directed to
The Connecticut Breast Health Initiative, Inc.
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