The 7TH ANNUAL MIRACLES FOR MYELOMA 5K RUN/WALK will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Last year, at the 6th Annual Miracles for Myeloma Run/Walk, over $80,000 was raised in pursuit of the cure for Multiple Myeloma, and a Senior Brian D. Novis Research Grant was awarded by the International Myeloma Foundation. The Grant was presented to the researcher helping to find the cure, at the American Society of Hematologist Conference last December 2018! It is once again the goal of the Miracles for Myeloma 5k Run/Walk, to raise awareness and money, in the ongoing fight against this deadly disease. In all, over the past 6 years, over $500,000 has been raised. Multiple Myeloma is the incurable cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow, which attacks and destroys bone.

The 7TH ANNUAL MIRACLES FOR MYELOMA 5K RUN/WALK will be held at Oak Ridge Park, 136 Oak Ridge Road, in Clark, New Jersey. The course is staged entirely within the park on paved paths, and is a USATF Certified Course. People of all ages are encouraged to participate in this community wide fundraiser. Strollers and dogs on leashes, are welcome, and the course is wheelchair friendly. Enjoy giveaways, post-race refreshments, childrens activities, and much more!!! Following the course through the Remembrance Path, where people who are living with cancer are honored, and people who have passed away from cancer are remembered, is an emotional as well as an inspirational moment.

The entry fee is $30 for adult runners and walkers, and after September 1, 2019, that fee will increase to $35. Children 12 and under are $20. Online registration ends on September 17, 2019, and runners/walkers may also register the day of the race for $40. Check-in time is between 8:00 am and 9:15 am, with the runners beginning at 9:30 am and the walkers beginning at 9:45 am. All donations will be excepted through December 18, 2019.

The co-founders of the race are Clark residents Ron and Sheree Pask, and Westfield resident Gina Klemm. Sheree is a Multiple Myeloma survivor and is a teacher at The Presbyterian Nursery School in Westfield. Sheree was diagnosed in 2007 and has undergone chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants and is currently in remission. Ginas brother, Frank Guarino, passed away from Multiple Myeloma in 2012, after being diagnosed in 2011, he also underwent chemotherapy and two stem cell transplants. Frank was an avid runner, and after Gina met Sheree at her daughters preschool, their common bond was formed and the MIRACLES FOR MYELOMA 5K RUN/WALK was organized.

As International Myeloma Foundation founder, Brian Novis said

ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TWO PEOPLE CAN MAKE A MIRACLE

Join us on September 21, 2019 and help make miracles happen!!

TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT http://give.myeloma.org/site/TR?fr_id=1770&pg=entry

OR

CONTACT RON PASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AT

miracles4mm@comcast.net

OR

732-574-9182

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