Run or Walk on AICF's Behalf
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation will be hosting a Columbus Day Weekend Run/Walk in Millbrook, New York on Sunday, October 11, 2009. Please check back in late May for information on registration and fundraising among your family members, friends, and associates.
You may also run or walk on AICF's behalf in other venues. (Please see the story below.) Runners and walkers who fundraise for AICF will receive a complimentary AICF t-shirt.
For additional information, or to volunteer to crew the October 11th event, please call 212-628-9090.
Christina
Sachs participated in the Nashville Country Music
Marathon in 2006 as a freshman at Vanderbilt University,
raising thousands of dollars for AICF. "When I first
began training for the marathon, I knew I wanted to run for a
cause. After learning about AICF's mobile mammography van
for medically underserved women in New York City, I decided to
help."
Christina drew strength from a fellow runner at a time when some marathoners hit the wall. "I was at mile 23, struggling, when a young man ran up alongside me. Panting, he said, "I'm Italian. My mom had breast cancer. Thank you for wearing that shirt." It is then that I realized I was truly making a difference. To cross the finish line knowing that through my efforts, lives could be saved through the early detection of breast cancer--it was the most rewarding experience of my life."
Christina thanks those who sponsored her
participation in the marathon through generous donations,
notes, cookies, and cheers along the course of the race.
"Knowing that so many people made an effort to support me was
inspiring."
