2021 Annual Walk

COME WALK for TEAM BEN!

Dan and I are WALKING AGAIN! Won't you join us?

Sunday, September 26th - walk starts at 10:00am - Registration opens as early as 9:00am

Location: Pier 64: In the park just north of Chelsea Piers - enter at West 23 St and Hudson River.

Dan and I are walking again at the Walk in New York for Hope & Heroes and are recruiting a TEAM BEN group for Sunday, September 26, 2021. Sometimes with a smile, sometimes with a tear, we think of Ben every day. It's our eighth time on the walk and can't believe it's been ten years now since now we last had Ben in our lives. Each year we love to get together, raise money for a wonderful cause, remember his engaging smile and spirit, and tell stories we remember about our beloved Benjamin Zweig. Bring a story, bring a smile, and come join us.

Our team of family members, friends, school friends of Ben, and medical staff from Columbia University Medical Center all had a joyous day pre-Covid and we look forward to seeing even more of Ben's friends and family this year on September 26. It’s a new year, a time of remembrance, and always a special event for us.

So once again, we are pulling together TEAM BEN for September 26th to raise money for this foundation which so helped him. Please join us in the walk. We would love to see you. Anyone can contribute to this effort. Any support is appreciated but not required. The Walk is a mile long, held here in Manhattan, so anyone local can just register to Walk only, seek his/her own friends to walk, and/or contribute. And if you are not local, we would again be so glad to be in your thoughts and have your support. Hope & Heroes sponsors research and clinical care at Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. We are grateful for the important part Hope & Heroes played in Ben's fight for life.

Click the Join Now button to join TEAM BEN or the Donate button to contribute.

Hope and Heroes background:

Hope & Heroes provided access to a cutting-edge cancer research study which put Ben's difficult-to-treat leukemia into remission. Without it, the treatment which successfully got Ben to remission wouldn't have been available. It got Ben an extra year of life, we wish it had been more; but we treasure every moment we had.

Hope & Heroes is also the primary funding source for the hospital's Integrative Therapies program which includes art therapy, acupuncture, meditation, therapeutic massage, music therapy, video, and active video games. All these helped Ben deal with the difficult effects of cancer treatment and were as important to Ben's successful oncology treatment as the cancer protocols themselves. Integrated therapies are crucial to help the children get through cancer treatment, and though absolutely necessary for success, they are beyond what insurance will pay hospitals to provide.

Please consider supporting Hope & Heroes by making a donation today. Your gift is tax-deductible and will truly make a difference in the lives of children who truly need your help. Thank you for your generosity.

Personal Progress:

of Goal

$2,395 Raised

$2,000.00

Fundraising Honor Roll

Sally Petrick

$500

Bonnie Lichter

$300

Robert and Sandie Russell

$300

Nancy and Kent Novit

Susan and John Nelson

$250

Donald Schwartz and Norma Levine

$100

Debby Siller

$100

Ms. Patricia Petrick

Judith Bruce

$100

Betsy

Melissa P McSulla

MICHAEL B SILLER

Ellen Coburn

$50

Linda Siller

$50

Patt & Bob

$50

Marie Levine

$35

Mary T Makuc

$35

Come Walk with Sally and Dan