Registration Open For Paint El Paseo Pink

The Desert Cancer Foundation is accepting registrations for its Paint El Paseo Pink cancer walk this Saturday.   

Teams and individuals are encouraged to register in advance for the fifth annual walk, which is billed as the desert's largest Breast Cancer Awareness Month event, spokeswoman Andrea Carter said.   

Participants can also register the morning of the walk.   

Desert Cancer Foundation executive director Peggy Bilous said the walk is one of the organization's most anticipated events.   

Friends, families and neighbors come together to support early breast cancer detection services for local residents,'' she said.   

Organizers hope to draw 1,000 people and raise more than $100,000, Carter said. Paint El Paseo Pink is the Desert Cancer Foundation's largest fundraiser, benefiting the Suzanne Jackson Breast Cancer Fund.   

Last year alone, the event assisted in providing funds that covered early breast cancer detection services for more than 750 local women,'' Carter said.   

A health fair featuring booths staffed by cancer-related organizations is an addition to this year's walk, she said. There will also be a dog booth and music by local high school band One 11.   

IF YOU GO: The event is Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8:30 a.m. with the pre-walk program beginning at 9:45 a.m., in the center garden court of the Gardens on El Paseo. Participants will begin their walk at 10 a.m. along the streets of El Paseo.

Registration and set-up for walkers' fundraising pages are available at www.firstgiving.com/desertcancerfoundation. Participants may also register by faxing credit card registrations to (760) 773-6532, or mailing pay-by-check registrations to: Desert Cancer Foundation, 74-091 Larrea St., Palm Desert, CA 92260. For more information, call (760) 773-6554 or visit www.desertcancerfoundation.org.

City News Service contributed to this report.