Mary Kerry Libby
Mary Kerry Libby lost her courageous battle with cancer in 1997 leaving a loving family and wide circle of friends and acquaintances. They resolved to make something good come of their loss and a year later, in 1998, launched a simple walk-a-thon along a route familiar to Mary. Several hundred people came, most of whom knew Mary personally. About $15,000 was raised.
In the years since, the event has become a significant event in many people’s lives... more

Mary's Walk & Kerrymen Pub 5K
A WONDERFUL DAY AND A WONDERFUL OUTCOME
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| Shown in photo (left to right): Gene Libby presents a check for $185,000 raised from the 2010 Mary’s Walk to Maine Cancer Foundation Executive Director Susan Rowan and Board President Douglas Carr. Click here for the accompanying press release. |
Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen Pub 5K THANK our business sponsors, participants, volunteers and contributors for raising over $215,473 for cancer research and patient support programs in Maine.
It takes a village to make Mary’s Walk successful. Our village includes our Major ($2500) and Signature ($1,000) business sponsors
MAJOR
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
Georges Sandwich Shop
CRI-SIL Silicone Technologies
The Hissong Group
Hannaford Bros. Co.
Maine Center for Cancer Medicine
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion LLC
SIGNATURE
Spectrum Medical Group
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Nimlok Maine
Northeast Delta Dental
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Shamrock Sports Group
Genentech
Wing-Benjamin Trust
IN KIND
Big Hits 100.9
WGME 13
Olympia Sports
Helpful.Com
WBACH
Journal Tribune
Awesome teams that competed and raised over $100,000.
Top teams by category;
BUSINESS
Team Hurlbutt and H B Provisions
57 members - $14,895
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Red Strom Strikes Out Cancer
134 members - $13,161
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
The Life is Gooders
44 members - $4,905
Committed individual fundraisers who devoted themselves to making Mary’s Walk a leading sponsor of cancer research in Maine.
Our top three fundraisers are:
Louise Hurlbutt $9820 (second consecutive year)
Elizabeth Spaulding $2,715
Doug Bennett $2,275
Two hundred volunteers, many from Thornton Academy, who devoted time and effort to the cause.
And our host, the City of Saco, and their incredible Public Works and Police Departments.
Visit our Photo Gallery for a pictorial history and very likely YOUR PHOTO taken by Dick Petersen and sponsored by Helpful.com.
The friends and volunteers of Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen Pub 5K extend a Gaelic toast to all our supporters- SLANCHA - meaning “To Your Health” and our lasting gratitude and THANKS for your help to find a cure for cancer.
Click here to Donate to a Participant or to make a General Donation
Click here for the Walk Map
Click here for the 5K Map
MarksWalk Social
Maine Cancer Foundation
PO Box 553
970 Baxter Blvd., Suite 204
Portland, Maine 04112
Phone: (207) 773-2533
Fax: (207) 773-2386
Email: info@mainecancer.org