LIVESTRONG 5k for cancer survivors
8:00AM on Sat, Jun 05, 2010
Isle of Hope Pool, 409 Parkersburg Road
St. Joseph's/Candler, Fleet Feet Sports
$25 before June 3, $30 after
www.facebook.com/survivethefive
The first LIVESTRONG race in Savannah to benefit survivors
Proceeds from the first Survive the Five…K will create a new fund to help cancer survivors with whatever they need to move on with life.
Presented by the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion at St. Joseph’s/Candler, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Fleet Feet Sports.
When: 8 a.m. June 5, Isle of Hope Pool, 409 Parkersburg Road
Registration: $25 before June 3, $30 after. Register at Active.com and Fleet Feet Sports. Learn more at www.facebook.com/SURVIVETHEFIVE.
The money will go to help cancer survivors at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion and programs through the LIVESTRONG foundation.
Email baileyk@sjchs.org or call 912-819-5723 for more information.
Post race: Party includes music by The Marshall Brothers and free food and beverages donated by local merchants.
Why it’s important: Sometimes with cancer, you have to survive survival.
Cancer survivors tell of the “void” that they feel once their cancer treatment is complete. During cancer treatment patients have multiple visits with oncologists, surgeons, nurses and support staff. It is their support system during the fight.
Once the treatment is complete people often feel as if they don’t have access to healthcare, whether it is primary care or psychosocial. They feel the support system is gone.
The funds that we raise from this race will benefit any needs that our survivors may have. We will create programs that help guide patients through their cancer treatment, from diagnosis all the way into survivorship.
