(SOUTHFIELD, Mass.) – The Women’s Cancer Wellness Fund, founded by Bridget Ford Hughes, is presenting the 2nd Annual Wellness Walk on Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9 a.m., at The Pastures, 1100 Clayton Mill River Rd., in Southfield. $25 per person. Proceeds from the Walk benefit the Fund. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Women’s Cancer Wellness Fund provides financial assistance to women with cancer in the Berkshire Taconic region seeking complementary and alternative medicine and holistic care not covered by their health insurance. The Denise Kaley Fund provides the same women financial assistance for daily needs like housekeeping and transportation. Together the two funds, administered by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, are expanding the safety net for women with cancer in the community.