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THE NINTH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN BRAIN
TUMOR FOUNDATION
RACE FOR RESEARCH WAS HELD SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008 AT
ATLANTIC STATION IN ATLANTA, GA
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A record number of participants ran and walked the 5K and 2K courses to raise funds
for Brain Tumor Research. Please click here to view an NBC film clip of the event.
SBTF Vice President Bill Massih wrote the following message to the race team captains:
You really set some new records with 72 teams, 36 of which were new this year. You were also responsible for bringing together over 2,200 people to support you, and a record 1,800 plus walkers and runners. It appears that we will equal our dollars of last year, $310,000, and maybe go a few thousand over....we still have money coming in this week. This was a wonderful accomplishment and could not have happened without your hard work and conscientious effort.....thanks for making it a fun and rewarding day for ALL!!
(Please click here to access the site where you can add donations to your team totals.)
Following the conclusion of the race were several presentations:
Survivor Recognition
Race Awards Presentations
Team Awards Presentations
Individual Fundraising Awards Presentations
Photos from the race are posted at www.truespeedphoto.com - go to left scroll and you will see Completed Events. Use the "drop down" list to choose SBTF Race for Research. Or use the direct link at http://www.truespeedphoto.com/Races/Index.Speed?Race_ID=157
Congratulations to all of our runners and walkers!! An overall best time of 16:38.0 was achieved by Steven Murray. The top female runner was Kimberly Kremer with a time of 19:31.0. An Excel file with all of the times for the 5K is available for review.
Again we had the Wall of Honor set up on race day. The Wall of Honor is a way of honoring brain tumor survivors and remembering those who have gone on. Individuals brought for display posters, photographs, and stories about their own experiences with brain tumor or those of loved ones who have been touched by brain tumor. The exhibit was quite moving.
The Wall of Honor
The purpose of the SBTF Race for Research is to raise much-needed funds for brain tumor research and for support for patients and their families who have been affected by brain tumors. In 2007,
SBTF awarded a total of $270,000 for three innovative brain tumor
research projects at leading institutions in the Southeast.
SBTF is
a supporter of the 2008 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week and the Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours sponsored
by the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA). See http://www.theibta.org for details. SBTF donated miles from the 2007 Race for Research to the 2007 Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours. SBTF again will donate miles to the 2008 Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours. Following is a message from the IBTA to the SBTF read to participants by SBTF President, Steve Andrews:
To all those participating in The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation Race for Research:
Warmest greetings from around the world!
Your activity here today will make its mark on the global brain tumour community.
By raising awareness and funds for brain tumour research and by donating the walking mileage achieved today to the Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours, you are showing solidarity with others around the globe whose lives are touched by this disease.
Your walking mileage from today's Race for Research will be added to the target of three times around the world at the Equator - a distance of 120,000 kms.
Good luck and warmest wishes for every success today. Each and every step you take is one step closer to a cure for brain tumours.
Kindest regards,
Denis Strangman, Chair
and
Kathy Oliver, Secretary
The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA)
Contributions to SBTF, a nonprofit, charitable 501(c)3 organization are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Click here to view SBTF's financial statement for 2007.
Click here
for archived information on the 2007 Race for Research.
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