The walk will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2010 (Rain or Shine), at the beautiful Carl Schurz Park at 86th Street and East End Avenue in Manhattan. Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the walk at 11:00 a.m. A musical program featuring young performers will begin at 1:00-2:00 p.m. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information and to register, go to www.georgebestcostacosfoundation.com/events. A recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, THE GEORGE “BEST” COSTACOS CULTURAL AND CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION was founded in 2009 to honor the memory of the late actor/singer and member of the ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, George “Best” Costacos, who died in November 2008 of a malignant brain tumor. The foundation’s mission is to promote, foster, and advance the professional pursuits of young performers in theater, dance or musical performance, to support research to understand the etiology of cancer and to support improvement in the management of brain tumors. This year, the foundation will support the innovative research of the laboratory of David C. Lyden, M.D., Ph.D. Among his notable findings, Dr. Lyden has identified two bone marrow-derived progenitor cells that form new blood vessels in tumors and regenerative diseases with clinical applications. The ACTORS EQUITY FOUNDATION was created in 1962 and serves the purpose of voluntarily aiding and assisting the members of the acting profession and to promote the theater arts. The Actors Equity Foundation was created in 1962 and serves the purpose of voluntarily aiding and assisting the members of the acting profession and to promote the theater arts. George Costacos was born in Athens, Greece in 1964. An award from the Fulbright Foundation gave him the opportunity to study in New York. His passion for music and theater led him to receive countless kudos for diverse and prolific creativity as an actor and a writer, “carving the steady and significant course of a dynamic artists who has bewitched with his multifaceted talent, knows how to magnetize the lens of current events and puts his signature on every aspect of his work” – to quote a few of the glowing reviews in the abundant international press. Esquire Magazine called George Costacos “The most important Greek of Broadway.”