{"id":163250,"date":"2026-04-11T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163250\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:45:28","slug":"join-the-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-at-purplestride-walk-in-fairmount-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163250\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the fight against pancreatic cancer at PurpleStride walk in Fairmount Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"934\" data-start=\"792\">A major walk in Fairmount Park later this month will give people in Philadelphia a chance to take part in the fight against pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1096\" data-start=\"936\"><a href=\"http:\/\/purplestride.org\/philadelphia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PanCAN PurpleStride<\/a> is set for April 25 and begins at Memorial Hall, bringing together survivors, families and supporters for a day focused on raising money and awareness.\u00a0The event is free to attend. People can register to walk, donate or just come out to show their support.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"1098\">The Philadelphia event is one of more than 50 PurpleStride walks happening across the country that day. Thousands are expected to participate locally as part of a nationwide effort.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1547\" data-start=\"1371\">PurpleStride is the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network\u2019s largest fundraiser. The Philadelphia walk has a goal of raising $685,000, contributing to a national goal of $17 million.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1713\" data-start=\"1549\">Funds raised support research, early detection efforts and free services for patients and families, including personalized support for those navigating a diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1908\" data-start=\"1715\">Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most serious and challenging cancers to treat, which is why events like PurpleStride continue to focus on raising awareness and funding for better outcomes.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2059\" data-start=\"1910\">The event also provides a chance to recognize survivors and remember those lost to the disease, while bringing the community together around a shared goal.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/purplestride.org\/philadelphia\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PanCAN PurpleStride Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2291\" data-start=\"2206\">Saturday, April 25<br \/>Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park<br \/>43 S. Concourse St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19131<br \/>Free registration<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2291\" data-start=\"2206\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major walk in Fairmount Park later this month will give people in Philadelphia a chance to take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[40796,2847,73737,69,71,70,7143],"class_list":["post-163250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-causes","tag-fairmount-park","tag-pancreatic-cancer","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}