Team Project CUREage girls: Hanna Kornell, Sara Leopard, Lauren Sawyer, Hannah Cevenini, Hannah Clark, Becky Unruh and Becca Elrod.
Neither chilly temperatures nor snowy trails could deter nearly 100 runners who participated Sunday morning in a Fun Run at Burke Lake Park to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). The event was organized by Team Project CUREage, a group of Robinson and Woodson High School girls who have close family members and friends who have suffered or died from cancer and want to help find a cure.
Arlington resident Annie Keffer launched the race with inspiring remarks about her son Jack, diagnosed with acute lypohoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of three but now in remission due in large part to the educational assistance, research funding and emotional support provided by LLS. “Because of the progress that LLS has established through years of funding research, Jack’s cure was within reach and his prognosis for living a full and happy life is very good,” she said. Jack is now in remission and will turn seven next month.
The team, Project CUREage, is participating in the Student of the Year Campaign, a six week endeavor to raise awareness and money for LLS. Keffer commended Project CUREage and participants, noting that every dollar raised makes a difference in the lives of cancer patients and brings us one step closer to defeating the disease.
For more on Project CUREage and upcoming charity events, please visit: events.lls.org/pages/nca/SOYNATCAP/projectcureage.