Hartford, CT | June 27, 2024
This year, the American Lung Association in Connecticut celebrated 9 years of the LUNG FORCE Walk in Hartford, and the incredible impact the event has had on the local community, survivors and families. With hundreds of local residents in attendance, the organization also honored Dr. Mark Godfrey, Director of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology at Hartford Hospital, as its inaugural medical honoree for his exceptional experience related to lung cancer screening, prevention and treatment.
The LUNG FORCE Walk is a celebratory and welcoming event that provides critical funds for lifesaving lung cancer research, early detection initiatives and awareness. Participants walked a 2-mile route at Great River Park on June 1, aiming to raise $50,000 for the American Lung Association’s mission to save lives
“Our volunteers, participants and LUNG FORCE Heroes, continue to show up in Connecticut, and we are so excited to honor Dr. Godfrey this year, for his incredible work with individuals and families dealing with lung cancer,” said Daniel Bowler, Executive Director at the Lung Association. “We are already looking forward to next year’s Walk, where our LUNG FORCE will continue to raise funds and awareness for lifesaving lung cancer research.”
Dr. Godfrey said, “It’s an honor to be recognized by the American Lung Association at their annual LUNG FORCE Event in Hartford. The funds and awareness raised by this event helps ensure that we are screening more people each year, and having the opportunity to save lives from lung cancer.”
The year 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of the Lung Association’s movement to defeat lung cancer—LUNG FORCE. Through education, advocacy and research, LUNG FORCE is working to ensure that fewer people are diagnosed and those living with the disease live longer. In 2024, the American Lung Association is also celebrating 120 years of impact, since the organization’s founding in 1904.
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among people in the U.S. and someone is diagnosed with the disease about every two minutes. But there is hope! More people than ever are surviving lung cancer. The survival rate has increased by over 50% in the past decade.
The Lung Association encourages people across the country to get involved in a LUNG FORCE Walk. To learn more and register, visit LUNGFORCE.org/Hartford.
This year’s Hartford LUNG FORCE Walk was sponsore presenting sponsor Wells Fargo, as well as Trinity Health of New England, KIA of East Hartford, Jefferson Radiology, National Healthcare Associates Inc, Nuvance Health, Waterbury Pulmonary Associates, Lane Valente, and Genentech.
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