For 13 years, the Olivia Newton-John Walk for Wellness has raised millions for cancer care. So how will the mission continue as the final walk approaches?
Olivia Newton-John’s Walk for Wellness is set to reach the finish line next weekend, but her husband has confirmed the event will not mark the end of the couple’s shared mission to help people living with cancer.
John Easterling has said there are already plans in the works to continue Newton-John’s legacy, Sunrise there has been “a little too much emphasis” on the event being the last.
Newton-John died in August 2022, four years after the first Walk for Wellness was held.
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The annual fundraising walk will be held for the final time on Sunday, October 4, with Newton-John’s family expected to be among those taking part.
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Olivia Newton-John’s Walk for Wellness is set to reach the finish line next weekend, but her husband has confirmed the event will not mark the end of the couple’s shared mission to help people living with cancer.
The annual fundraising walk will be held for the final time on Sunday, October 4, with Newton-John’s family expected to be among those taking part.
John Easterling has said there are already plans in the works to continue Newton-John’s legacy, Sunrise there has been “a little too much emphasis” on the event being the last.
Easterling said the new initiatives would include “some very compelling and appealing things to be part of” that would align with Newton-John’s passions.
Easterling said the impact of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre remained one of the parts of the couple’s work.
Newton-John died in August 2022, four years after the first Walk for Wellness was held.
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