FUN 107 and the Fogaren family announce “Sharon’s Walk”
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By Southcoast Health System
Published on 03/1/2010
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — FUN 107 and the Fogaren family today announced plans to hold a memorial walk and family-friendly event to honor Sharon Fogaren, the co-host of the “J.R. & Sharon” morning radio show on FUN 107, who passed away after a brief illness this past September.
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — FUN 107 and the Fogaren family today announced plans to hold a memorial walk and family-friendly event to honor Sharon Fogaren, the co-host of the “J.R. & Sharon” morning radio show on FUN 107, who passed away after a brief illness this past September.
“Sharon’s Walk, in memory of Sharon & Elaine Fogaren” will be held on Sunday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Taber in New Bedford. Proceeds from the event will benefit the new Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in Fairhaven. Registration and check-in begins at 8 a.m. The registration fee is $15 per person.
“Sharon recognized the importance of giving back to her community and used her talent to raise awareness about important issues in a loving and caring way,” said Alfred Fogaren, Sharon’s father. “After losing her mother to breast cancer several years ago, Sharon redirected her grief into championing breast cancer awareness and hospice care. I am honored to partner with FUN107 and the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care to follow through on a cause that was so dear to Sharon’s heart.”
Sharon’s Walk is a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) walk that will take place inside Fort Taber with a 10 a.m. kick-off. Participants are welcome to join the walk any time during the event, which goes until 2 p.m. The family friendly event includes entertainment, refreshments, children’s activities, raffles and more. Free health screenings will also be provided by the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care and Southcoast Hospitals through its Southcoast Health Van.
“This is a project that Sharon had started to plan before she became ill. Your involvement would mean so much,” said J.R. Reitz, who co-hosted the “J.R. & Sharon” show for over 10 years with Sharon. “We hope all of our friends and listeners will join us in raising funds for Southcoast’s cancer centers and in continuing with the project that was so important to our beloved Sharon.”
Registration
Participants can pre-register for Sharon’s Walk by going to FUN 107’s Website at www.fun107.com or Southcoast’s Website at www.southcoast.org/sharonswalk/. The cost is $15 per person, including a Sharon’s Walk memorial T-shirt.
Registration forms can also be downloaded from the site or picked up at:
· FUN 107 / WBSM studios, 22 Sconticut Neck Rd. in Fairhaven.
· The three Southcoast hospitals’ information desks —
o Charlton Memorial Hospital, 363 Highland Ave. in Fall River.
o St. Luke’s Hospital, 101 Page St. in New Bedford.
o Tobey Hospital, 43 High St. in Wareham.
· Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in Fall River, 363 Highland Ave.
· Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in North Dartmouth, 480 Hawthorn St.
Registration forms and payment should be returned the day of the walk.
Sharon Fogaren (1965 – 2009)
A native of New Bedford, Sharon Fogaren graduated with honors from Bridgewater State College with a degree in Speech Communication and a concentration in radio and television production.
Her broadcasting career began at WPEP-AM in Taunton. Sharon worked in radio in Boston, Providence, R.I., and Orlando, Fla.
She joined FUN 107 in 1995. She took some time to work as a news anchor at ABC-TV (Channel 6) in Providence, R.I., before returning in 2001 to reunite with J.R. Reitz to co-host the top-rated FM morning show in Southeastern Massachusetts. She also anchored and produced Southcoast Hospitals’ “Your Health Matters” television series, which aired throughout Bristol County Massachusetts in the late 1990s.
After the passing of her mother in 2004, Sharon became an advocate for breast cancer awareness and hospice care, most recently volunteering for Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Infusion in Fairhaven.
In August 2009, Sharon fell ill, passing away two weeks later.
In a letter to listeners, her father, Al Fogaren wrote: “Over the past few months, our family has found strength in the love and support received from the FUN 107 family and Sharon’s loyal fans. It has been a difficult time for all of us and we miss her dearly every day. She was a friend, an advocate and a loving daughter. When you needed a helping hand or a good laugh, Sharon was there. When Sharon was by your side, you never walked alone. Please walk with us on April 25 at Fort Taber.”
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — FUN 107 and the Fogaren family today announced plans to hold a memorial walk and family-friendly event to honor Sharon Fogaren, the co-host of the “J.R. & Sharon” morning radio show on FUN 107, who passed away after a brief illness this past September. Sharon’s Walk, in memory of Sharon & Elaine Fogaren
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — FUN 107 and the Fogaren family today announced plans to hold a memorial walk and family-friendly event to honor Sharon Fogaren, the co-host of the “J.R. & Sharon” morning radio show on FUN 107, who passed away after a brief illness this past September.“Sharon’s Walk, in memory of Sharon & Elaine Fogaren” will be held on Sunday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Taber in New Bedford. Proceeds from the event will benefit the new Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in Fairhaven. Registration and check-in begins at 8 a.m. The registration fee is $15 per person.
“Sharon recognized the importance of giving back to her community and used her talent to raise awareness about important issues in a loving and caring way,” said Alfred Fogaren, Sharon’s father. “After losing her mother to breast cancer several years ago, Sharon redirected her grief into championing breast cancer awareness and hospice care. I am honored to partner with FUN107 and the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care to follow through on a cause that was so dear to Sharon’s heart.”
Sharon’s Walk is a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) walk that will take place inside Fort Taber with a 10 a.m. kick-off. Participants are welcome to join the walk any time during the event, which goes until 2 p.m. The family friendly event includes entertainment, refreshments, children’s activities, raffles and more. Free health screenings will also be provided by the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care and Southcoast Hospitals through its Southcoast Health Van.
“This is a project that Sharon had started to plan before she became ill. Your involvement would mean so much,” said J.R. Reitz, who co-hosted the “J.R. & Sharon” show for over 10 years with Sharon. “We hope all of our friends and listeners will join us in raising funds for Southcoast’s cancer centers and in continuing with the project that was so important to our beloved Sharon.”
Registration
Participants can pre-register for Sharon’s Walk by going to FUN 107’s Website at www.fun107.com or Southcoast’s Website at www.southcoast.org/sharonswalk/. The cost is $15 per person, including a Sharon’s Walk memorial T-shirt.
Registration forms can also be downloaded from the site or picked up at:
· FUN 107 / WBSM studios, 22 Sconticut Neck Rd. in Fairhaven.
· The three Southcoast hospitals’ information desks —
o Charlton Memorial Hospital, 363 Highland Ave. in Fall River.
o St. Luke’s Hospital, 101 Page St. in New Bedford.
o Tobey Hospital, 43 High St. in Wareham.
· Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in Fall River, 363 Highland Ave.
· Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in North Dartmouth, 480 Hawthorn St.
Registration forms and payment should be returned the day of the walk.
Sharon Fogaren (1965 – 2009)
A native of New Bedford, Sharon Fogaren graduated with honors from Bridgewater State College with a degree in Speech Communication and a concentration in radio and television production.
Her broadcasting career began at WPEP-AM in Taunton. Sharon worked in radio in Boston, Providence, R.I., and Orlando, Fla.
She joined FUN 107 in 1995. She took some time to work as a news anchor at ABC-TV (Channel 6) in Providence, R.I., before returning in 2001 to reunite with J.R. Reitz to co-host the top-rated FM morning show in Southeastern Massachusetts. She also anchored and produced Southcoast Hospitals’ “Your Health Matters” television series, which aired throughout Bristol County Massachusetts in the late 1990s.
After the passing of her mother in 2004, Sharon became an advocate for breast cancer awareness and hospice care, most recently volunteering for Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Infusion in Fairhaven.
In August 2009, Sharon fell ill, passing away two weeks later.
In a letter to listeners, her father, Al Fogaren wrote: “Over the past few months, our family has found strength in the love and support received from the FUN 107 family and Sharon’s loyal fans. It has been a difficult time for all of us and we miss her dearly every day. She was a friend, an advocate and a loving daughter. When you needed a helping hand or a good laugh, Sharon was there. When Sharon was by your side, you never walked alone. Please walk with us on April 25 at Fort Taber.”