Participants exit the Augusta Civic Center and pass through an inflatable arch Saturday for the start of the Walk For Hope in Augusta.

Walk For Hope participants cut through the University of Maine at Augusta campus Saturday as they head back to the Augusta Civic Center.

Anne Latendresse, a myelofibrosis survivor and one of two Day of Hope marshals, second from left in red top, leads the Walk For Hope along University Drive on Saturday in Augusta.

Walk For Hope participants cut through the University of Maine at Augusta campus Saturday as they head back to the Augusta Civic Center.

The long line of Walk For Hope participants curves around University Drive on Saturday in Augusta.

The long line of Walk For Hope participants curves around University Drive on Saturday in Augusta.

The long line of Walk For Hope participants curves around University Drive on Saturday in Augusta.