People release butterflies to honor and remember cancer survivors and victims Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Terry Geiger of Allentown, a breast cancer survivor, releases butterflies Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. “I’m doing this for me,” Geiger said. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Terry Geiger of Allentown, a breast cancer survivor, releases butterflies Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. “I’m doing this for me,” Geiger said. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Connie Falatko pins a paper butterfly with her friend Keith Giordano’s name on it Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. Giordano died of cancer. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Paper butterflies are placed on banners to honor and remember cancer survivors and victims Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Lois Lunsk looks at a paper butterfly with her friend Suzanne Litzenberger’s name on it Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. Litzenberger died this year of cancer. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Terry Geiger of Allentown, a breast cancer survivor, releases butterflies Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. “I’m doing this for me,” Geiger said. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Paper butterflies are placed on banners to honor and remember cancer survivors and victims Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
People release butterflies to honor and remember cancer survivors and victims Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Paper butterflies are placed on banners to honor and remember cancer survivors and victims Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Friends Carly Encler of Fountain Hill, who lost her husband Gus to cancer, and Donna Stevens of Emmaus, who lost both her parents Russ and Lois to cancer, release butterflies Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Gina Stano, executive director of Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley, speaks Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during the organization’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
BSI Corporate Benefits executive Val Lewis speaks Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
BSI Corporate Benefits employee Patti Nappi speaks Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, during Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope butterfly release event to honor cancer patients at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. The event, which was presented by St. Luke’s Cancer Center, was held at Bear Creek for the first time. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley’s 17th annual Wings of Hope
