American Lung Association to Celebrate Connecticut’s Lung Cancer and Lung Disease Heroes and Family Members at the LUNG FORCE Walk Hartford on June 1

This year, the American Lung Association in Connecticut is celebrating 9 years of the LUNG FORCE Walk in Hartford, and the incredible impact the event has had on the local community, survivors and families. This year, the LUNG FORCE Walk will take place at Great River Park on June 1.

The LUNG FORCE Walk is a celebratory and welcoming event that provides critical funds for lifesaving lung cancer research, early detection initiatives and awareness. For the event, participants will walk a 2-mile route at Great River Park on June 1.

Registration for the LUNG FORCE Walk Hartford is now open at LUNGFORCE.org/Hartford.

The year 2024 marks 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.

“Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers, participants and LUNG FORCE Heroes, we are truly making an impact on lung cancer in Connecticut. We are so proud that here in Hartford, the LUNG FORCE Walk has raised over $260,000 to help end lung cancer. Nationally, since 2014, LUNG FORCE has raised more than $30 million for lifesaving lung cancer research, expanding our research commitment by 286%,” said Daniel Bowler, Executive Director at the Lung Association. 

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. 

LUNG FORCE Walk events are great for friends, family and company teams to come together to support people with lung disease and lung cancer, have fun and get some exercise. Joining a LUNG FORCE Walk supports the work of the American Lung Association to defeat lung cancer, improve the air we breathe, reduce the burden of lung disease on individuals and their families, and eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases.

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.

Thank you to our local LUNG FORCE Walk sponsors, including our presenting sponsor Wells Fargo, Trinity Health of New England, KIA of East Hartford, Jefferson Radiology, National Healthcare Associates Inc, Nuvance Health, Waterbury Pulmonary Associates, Lane Valente, and Genentech.