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A beautiful day for the Irish Whisper Walk

| 05 May 2017 | 12:01
    Photos by Mark Cranston Two-legged and four-legged friends walked in the Irish Whisper Walk of Hope last Saturday, April 29.
    Photos by Mark Cranston Two-legged and four-legged friends walked in the Irish Whisper Walk of Hope last Saturday, April 29.
    Members of the Kane family thank their friends, family and neighbors for participating in the walk.
    Members of the Kane family thank their friends, family and neighbors for participating in the walk.
    A beautiful day to walk and swing.
    A beautiful day to walk and swing.
    Walkers headed toward the finish line.
    Walkers headed toward the finish line.
    Photo by Mike Dygos The shamrock formed by the more than 350 walkers at the Irish Whisper Walk of Hope.
    Photo by Mike Dygos The shamrock formed by the more than 350 walkers at the Irish Whisper Walk of Hope.
    Ryder Jacobsen had a ball while playing catch at the Irish Whisper Walk.
    Ryder Jacobsen had a ball while playing catch at the Irish Whisper Walk.
    The Highlander's Pipers played for the walkers.
    The Highlander's Pipers played for the walkers.
    After the walk, folks remained around Pinecliff Lake.
    After the walk, folks remained around Pinecliff Lake.

WEST MILFORD — The 8th annual Irish Whisper Walk of Hope raised more than $36,000 for the Lymphoma Research Foundation in memory of Danny Kane.
Kane, a longtime member of the Pinecliff Lake community and a teacher at Macopin Middle School, died of mantle cell lymphoma in 2009. He and his family members, including his wife Patti Kane and their children Tricia, Kathleen and Daniel, had been walking for the Lymphoma Research Foundation for years before he died. After his death, the Irish Whisper walk was born.
This year, there were more than 350 walkers that participated in the walk and tricky tray on such a beautiful April day.
Maple Road School students and West Milford Special Olympics athletes distributed water bottles and cheered on the walkers.
It was truly a fun and beautiful community event.
The Irish Whisper Walk of Hope has raised more than $400,000 in total for the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
Quite a tribute to Danny Kane's memory.