Cancer Alliance Network brings inaugural outdoor yoga fundraiser to Fort Myers

A Southwest Florida nonprofit dedicated to supporting local cancer patients on their healing journeys is bringing its first Fort Myers outdoor yoga fundraisers to one of the city’s most expansive green spaces.

The YogaCAN benefit at Alliance for the Arts’ lawn on behalf of the Cancer Alliance Network (CAN) helps the nonprofit provide dignity to local cancer patients and their families in Collier and Lee counties through financial aid, resources and support. Through generous community donations, CAN turns despair into hope by providing a lifeline during a very difficult time.

Advance registration is available online; same-day registration will also be accepted, starting at 8:30 a.m.

The annual benefit grew out of a community yoga class, JaneCAN, that was initially created as an opportunity for family, friends and community members to support CAN client Jane Waltzer as she and her family faced the challenges of living with breast cancer.

Following her passing, Waltzer’s legacy of selfless service continues through the annual YogaCAN event, which started in Naples before expanding to Lee County this year. YogaCAN Naples returns on April 6.

Individual tickets for the yoga event are available for $55 ($65 the day of the event), or $20 for children ages 5-12, with free admission for kids under 5. The class will be led by local yoga instructor Blair Gonsenhauser and sound healing practitioner Billy Zanski of Asheville, N.C.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 239-643-HOPE or visit CancerAllianceNetwork.org.