This year more than 33,140 men in the Mid-Atlantic region will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and an estimated 4,220 men are expected to die from the disease. ZERO supports men and families in their own backyards by providing patient-centric programs in addition to our Run/Walk events. For more information on the current prostate cancer stats in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, please click here. To see information on the entire nation, please click here.
Caitlin Murphy | Caitlin@zerocancer.org | 202-313-2866
Our Mid-Atlantic Chapter Director, Caitlin, leads the charge in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. If you’re in the Mid-Atlantic area and want to get more involved in prostate cancer, a disease that affects one in eight American men, please contact Caitlin.
To see what Caitlin is doing online in the Mid-Atlantic, check out her social media linked below.
CHAPTER SPONSORS
Our Chapter Sponsors play a critical role in making the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series a success in our communities. As champions to end prostate cancer, these passionate chapter sponsors are making a difference in the lives of patients and families. To become a chapter sponsor in the Mid-Atlantic, contact Caitlin Murphy.
GET INVOLVED
- Volunteer within your chapter
- Fundraise in your community
- Table at an event
- Sign up for advocacy action alerts
- Pay it forward and share your story
MID-ATLANTIC RUN/WALKS
Date/Time: Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Pentagon Row Courtyard, 1101 S. Joyce Street, Arlington, VA 22202 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Mint Street (Between Truist Field and Romare Bearden Park), 32 S. Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.
Location: Alliance Urology Specialists, 509 N. Elam Ave., Greensboro, NC 27403 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
Location: 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 View Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Island, Carousel Pavilion (off Market St. Bridge), Harrisburg, PA 17101 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET
Location: Virtual on the Charge Running App. To register or learn more, click here.
Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 8:15 a.m.
Location: Associated Urologists of North Carolina, P.A., 3821 Ed Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Time: Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.
Location: Greenfield Lake, 1739 Burnett Blvd., Wilmington, NC 28401 View on Google Maps
Register HERE for the 2021 ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – New York City. Please reach out with any questions or if you need any help at races@zerocancer.org or by calling 202-303-3110.
Date/Times:
September 18 at 11:30 a.m. ET
September 19 at 9:00 a.m. ET
September 25 at 8:30 a.m. ET
September 26 at 9:00 a.m. ET
October 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET
November 20 at 11:00 a.m. ET
The Virtual National Run/Walk will be held through the Charge Running App, where you’ll be able to run/walk together at the same time on whatever course you choose. You’ll hear live coaching and music along the way, be able to use the app chat feature to connect with other participants, and see a live leaderboard of results. You can learn more or register HERE.
US TOO SUPPORT GROUPS
ZERO is thrilled to be merging with Us TOO International to better serve the prostate cancer community. A deep impact for the patient community is the fusion of the over 200 volunteer-led Us TOO support groups across the country into the ZERO menu of patient support programs. To find a support group near you, click HERE.
ZERO DRIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
If you live in Pennsylvania and have a diagnosis of prostate cancer you are eligible to apply for a $300 debit card that can be used for transportation-related expenses. To learn more or apply, click HERE.
MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER GEAR
MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER CHATTER
To stay in the loop with what is happening in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, check out this month’s chapter chatter below!
ZERO PROSTATE CANCER RUN/WALK PRESENTING SPONSORS
Thank you to our 2021 Mid-Atlantic Run/Walk Presenting Sponsors! Contact Caitlin Murphy, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Director, for information on how to become a presenting sponsor for one of the Mid-Atlantic Run/Walks.
- Providence Anesthesiology Associates – Charlotte Run/Walk
- Cone Health – Greensboro Run/Walk
- UPMC – Harrisburg Run/Walk
ZERO PROSTATE CANCER RUN/WALK MEDICAL PARTNERS
Our Medical Partners play a critical role in making the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series a success in communities nationwide. As champions to end prostate cancer, these passionate medical professionals, dedicated doctors, and staff are making a difference in the lives of patients and families. Contact your local chapter director for more information on how to become a medical partner with ZERO’s Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series.
Thank you to our 2021 medical partners in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our chapter team are master relationship builders, connecting with other local or regional community and corporate entities who also have a vested interest in ending prostate cancer. With their help, we are able to increase awareness and grow education about prostate cancer within each chapter. Below is a list of partners in the Mid-Atlantic area.
- Life with Cancer
- DE PCa Coalition
- PA PCa Coalition
- DMV Prostate Cancer Coalition
- Hope Connections
- Health Wagon
- Center for Urologic Care, Berks County
- GW Katzen Center for Cancer Research support group
- Strengthening Men’s Health Corporation
- Virginia Black History Month Association
- Hampton Roads Prostate Cancer Health Forum
- Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Team Prostate