Long Island - 10/5/25

Walk for Research

Be Part of the Community United in the Vision to
Transform Pancreatic Cancer into a Curable Disease

Presenting Sponsor:
NORTHWELL HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE

$311,126 raised

$700,000 Goal

$311,126 raised

$700,000 Goal

114

Teams

599

Participants

1,435

Donors

Event details

Join us!

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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  • 8:30 AM Event Village Opens
  • 9:30 AM Ceremony Begins
  • 10:00 AM Walking Starts
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Jones Beach State Park, Parking Field #5
1 Ocean Parkway
Wantagh, NY 11793

  • Two courses to choose from: 1 mile and 3 miles
  • Course is wheelchair and stroller accessible
  • Dogs are NOT permitted

The Walk is a Fundraiser

Together we are a community united! We inspire hope and raise funds to fuel research.

Register

Tell your story

Donate

Fundraise

Already Registered? Raise more with our mobile app!

Once you are registered for a Lustgarten Walk, download the Active with Lustgarten mobile app to take your fundraising on-the-go. With the app, you can share a fundraising QR code, text a thank you note to your donors, get donation notifications on your mobile device, and more!

Leaderboards

Individuals

Teams

Rewards for Transformative Teams!

Rewards for Transformative Teams! Encourage all your team members to donate and fundraise to make a transformative impact on pancreatic cancer research and receive Walk Day Rewards. Fundraising can continue throughout the year, but fundraising totals at the close of business on September 29 will determine Walk Day Rewards.

Our Teams of Innovation

Team Fundraising: $20,000+

Walk Day Rewards:
  • Exclusive team meeting area (tent with tables and chairs) with portable branded signage for your team to display during the walk
  • Dedicated volunteer to assist with check-in,t-shirt distribution and photos at the step and repeat
  • Continental breakfast service in Community Village
  • Five VIP parking passes
  • Team photo by our event photographer

Our Teams of Vision

Team Fundraising:
$15,000-$19,999

Walk Day Rewards:
  • A dedicated team meeting area within the Community Village with portable branded signage for your team to display during the walk
  • A dedicated volunteer to assist with check-in, tee shirt distribution, and photos at the step and repeat
  • Continental breakfast service in Community Village
  • Three VIP parking passes
  • Team photo by our event photographer

Our Teams of Hope

Team Fundraising:
$10,000 to $14,999

Walk Day Rewards:
  • A dedicated team meeting area within the Community Village
  • Dedicated volunteer to assist with check-in, t-shirt distribution and photos at the step and repeat
  • Continental breakfast service in Community Village
  • One VIP parking passes
  • Team photo by our event photographer

Led by Lustgarten and Powered by YOU!

The Lustgarten Foundation’s Walk for Research is your chance to join thousands of others whose lives have been touched by pancreatic cancer. Together we are raising the critical funds and awareness needed to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.  

Register. Donate. Fundraise.

Fundamental research is led by Lustgarten and powered by you. Support the walk today!

100% of all donations fund life-saving pancreatic cancer research.

Be a Walk Volunteer!

Walk Volunteers make our Walks for Pancreatic Cancer Research possible! They help organize, manage and implement every aspect, bringing so much personality to the event day experience. 

Inspire hope, commit your time, sign up to be a Walk Volunteer today!

Our Sponsors

THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR

Friends, Media, and Trade Sponsors

This event wouldn’t be possible without our generous sponsors! To become a sponsor please contact Susan Jacobson (sjacobson@lustgarten.org).

I am so grateful to this warm, welcoming community that understands the depth of loss and devastation this disease causes and that, like me, is fighting to ensure others don’t have to go through losing a loved one.

Jennifer T.

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