Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer: 2-Day Walk 2025 (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 903)
On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray welcomes Kristen Petillo and Jason Porter from the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer, along with Shelley Katzef from Renasant Bank, the presenting sponsor of the Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. Kristen and Jason shared how GAABC ensures that funds raised in Georgia stay in Georgia to support breast health programs and patient needs, from screenings and treatment rides to utility bills and wigs. Shelley discussed why Renasant Bank partners with GAABC and how its employees and branches rally each year to support the walk. Together, they explored the organization’s unique mission, the impact of local fundraising, and the healing community created through the annual 2-Day Walk.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is produced by John Ray and North Fulton Business Radio, LLC, an affiliate of Business RadioX®, and is recorded inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Key Takeaways from This Episode
- Support includes mammograms, diagnostics, transportation, utility bills, wigs, and more.
- Survivorship and life beyond diagnosis are central to GAABC’s work.
- The Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer is both a major fundraiser and a healing community event.
- Renasant Bank is the presenting sponsor, aiming to raise $50,000 through its branches across Atlanta.
- Volunteers, sponsors, and walkers are welcome to get involved through GAABC.
Topics Discussed in This Episode
00:00 Introduction and Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
00:34 Spotlight on Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer
01:47 Meet the Guests: Kristen Petillo, Jason Porter, and Shelley Katzef
02:14 Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer: Mission and Impact
04:40 Personal Stories and Motivations
06:51 Renasant Bank’s Involvement and Fundraising Efforts
10:14 The Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer
22:43 Additional Events and Volunteer Opportunities
25:07 Closing Remarks and Additional Information
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer (GAABC)
The Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strives to support Georgia’s breast cancer community by raising funds to support breast health and breast cancer programs throughout the state.
GAABC was established in 2002 by breast cancer survivor Randi Passoff. Inspired by the Avon 3‑Day Breast Cancer Walk, Randi envisioned a gentler, more welcoming event, and so launched the Georgia 2‑Day Walk for Breast Cancer.
Rather than walking 60 miles over three days and camping out, participants now walk 30 miles across two days and stay in hotels. Best of all, every dollar raised here in Georgia stays in Georgia, supporting local survivors and initiatives.
The Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer is the organization’s premier fundraising event. Since 2002, the Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer (formerly the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer) has raised over $20 million to fund 570 grants that provide breast cancer education, screening, early detection, support services, and continuing care for Georgians.
The Georgia 5K Run for Breast Cancer is a family-friendly run/walk event that celebrates breast cancer patients and survivors while raising funds that help support programs serving Middle Georgia.
Connecting communities with our mission, the Celebrating Survivors Breakfast series allows breast cancer patients and survivors to enjoy a complimentary breakfast while exploring topics unique to their lives with the help of an expert panel.
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Renasant Bank supports North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $17 billion in assets and more than 180 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices throughout the region. All of Renasant’s success stems from each banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way to better understand the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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Beyond Computer Solutions supports North Fulton Business Radio
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Whether they serve as your complete IT department or simply support your internal team, they are well-versed in HIPAA, secure document access, written security policies, and other essential aspects that ensure your safety and well-being. Best of all, it starts with a complimentary security assessment.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 900 episodes and having featured over 1,300 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show invites a diverse range of business, non-profit, and community leaders to share their significant contributions to their market, community, and profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates businesses by sharing positive stories that traditional media ignore. Some media lean left. Some media lean right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. John and the team at North Fulton Business Radio, LLC, an affiliate of Business RadioX®, produce the show, and it is recorded inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants, bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the author of the five-star rated book, The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices, praised by readers for its practical insights on raising confidence, value, and prices.
