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Walk of Life Endowment Fund...
The Walk of Life Endowment Fund was
established by Soroptimist International of the Americas
Northeastern Region. This fund will provide a legacy for the
maintenance and upkeep of the Walk of Life in Walnut Hill Park
to preserve this tribute to those who have been touched by
breast cancer.
About the Walk of Life...
The first Walk of Life for breast
cancer in the nation, sponsored by the Northeastern Region of
Soroptimist International of the Americas is located at Walnut Hill
Park, New Britain, CT. This location was chosen because it is the
site of the Connecticut Race in the Park.
There are many walkways in Walnut Hill Park but none more
beautiful than the Walk of Life. The 780 foot brick walkway is a
commemoration to breast cancer victims, survivors and their
families. Some simply reveal a name, others a message.
Members of Soroptimist
International of the Northeastern Region initiated the project
in 1996 through the efforts of past Soroptimist Governor
Rosemarie Burton, a breast cancer survivor herself.
 The walkway,
which is six feet wide, is located behind the park's Darius Miller
music shell and follows the finish line for the
Connecticut Race in the Park.
Area businesses and the bricklayers union have donated many of the
services needed to complete the project.
Become one of more than 5,000 expressions of friendship, love and
inspiration in the Walk of Life, under construction in New Britain's
pastoral Walnut Hill Park.
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