The 2nd Annual East Coast VPI K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk
April 25, 2010
This year, VPI will hold its 2nd annual East Coast K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk in conjunction with national Pet Parent's Day®!
Pet Parents Day is a day set aside to acknowledge all the hard work and love that goes into raising happy, healthy pets. Come join us as we pay tribute to pet parents and walk to raise funds for pet cancer research. The 4-kilometer walk across the historic Brooklyn Bridge begins at Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn and treats participants to breathtaking views of New York landmarks.
Thank you to all the participants in this year's walk!
The 2nd Annual Esat Coast VPI K9K raised over $8,000 (the check in the image does not include day-of registrations)!
Please watch this space for more information, photos, news coverage and more as they become available.
Right: Barbara Cohen, ACF ED, Melissa Archer of "One Life to Live" and Dennis Drent, CEO of VPI.
Gallery - East Coast K9K - 2010
See the Event in the News!
A Coast-to-Coast Education and Fund-Raising Effort
In 2009, VPI received more than 30,000 claims for treatment of cancer—the No. 1 disease-related killer of dogs and cats. Fortunately, early detection and treatment of cancer in pets can prolong life and increase chances of survival. To promote pet cancer awareness and research, VPI hosts two philanthropic K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walks each year. Hundreds of pet owners joined VPI last year in Long Beach, Calif., and Brooklyn, N.Y., to raise funds for pet cancer research. Together, the East Coast and West Coast VPI K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walks raised more than $15,000 for the Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF), a non-profit organization that strives to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer in pets and people.
