People have been asking me if I plan to run. I do. Join me. I may no longer hold public office, but I continue to strongly support this event. The Cancerfree Kids Reason To Run has traditionally been held the first Saturday after Halloween as a live 5K run. Members of the Palmetto Bay Village Policing Unit have traditionally volunteered their time and assisted in logistics. Alex & I are fortunate to have been involved with the very first race and have run it often. You don't have to run it to participate in the online auction event or donate. This year is different. It is a virtual event. See details:
My personal plea: Just do it! Run as your schedule permits. Run at your own pace. So many activities and events have been slowed, rescheduled, or cancelled due to the Pandemic. Do you know what hasn't slowed? Medical issues, diseases like childhood cancer. Charities such as https://www.sofiashope.org/ continue to need our help.
I have posted the details provided in an e-mail update (below) that I received on 10/28/2020. Read up for details or follow the links provided to view the official website.
A Democrat, a Republican, and a Libertarian walk into a bar, and in an unanticipated moment of unity they agree on three things:
- Nickelback is maligned more than is warranted
- Pringles are inexplicably satisfying
- Kids with cancer should have safe and effective treatments available to them
Despite all the challenges that 2020 has delivered, Sofia’s Hope remains committed to providing support to families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer and to researchers trying to discover better ways to treat them. If those are goals you want to support, we have three ways for you to do it:
Join us for the Wine & Cheese: An Online Auction THIS WEEKEND. If you register now (for free), you’ll be entered in the drawing for a $250 Visa Gift Card! We’ve got great stuff in every price range, so get a jump on your holiday shopping and have some socially-distanced fun!
If you’d like to enjoy libations and snacks while you bid, take advantage of the Hope sponsorship and we’ll deliver the Wine and Cheese experience to your home before the bidding starts.
After you shop and imbibe, register for the virtual Reason to Run 5K or Half-Marathon at https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Miami/ReasontoRun. You don’t have to walk/run it all at once (or at all – we won’t tell). Just signing up will entitle you to a custom medal and mask. We love you that much!
Hoping you affiliate with one of our parties,
Reason to Run 5K
jorgeandlinda@bellsouth.net
ABOUT SOFIA'S HOPE (from the event website)
Our mission is to
Raise childhood cancer awareness and the fact that children are dying every day waiting for promising new treatments;
Fund childhood cancer research and advances in treatment, especially as it relates to their long-term effects (including prevention, detection and treatment); and
Offer programs that enhance the quality of life of children with cancer and their families.
Sofia’s Hope, Inc. recognizes that in the fight against childhood cancer there have to be two simultaneous approaches. Research funding which will have a long term impact and the development of patient and family programs that support those going through the journey TODAY.
