November 7, 2009

Saturday 9:00am

Detail: 2^nd Annual Charlotte Area MileStones Walk to Conquer Kids’ Cancer Set Saturday, November 7, 2009; Freedom Park; 9:00 a.m.  

CHARLOTTE– Uniting people and raising research revenue to conquer childhood cancer is the goal of the 2^nd annual Charlotte Area MileStones Walk to Conquer Childhood Cancer to be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Freedom Park. Sponsored by CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation, the walk’s proceeds will benefit lifesaving childhood cancer research conducted by the Children’s Oncology Group, the premier pediatric cancer research collaborative. COG treats more than 90 percent of children with cancer in North America.

 

“We invite everyone in the greater Charlotte area to come out on November 7 and join our Honorary Chair Sue Myrick and Walk Emcee, Molly Grantham of WBTV 3,” said Charlotte MileStones Walk Event Chair Sharon Sullivan, “We want as many people as possible to be part of the 2^nd Annual walk to conquer childhood cancer in Charlotte.”

 

The MileStones Walk for Childhood Cancer brings together participants and supporters in Charlotte to conquer childhood cancer, the #1 cause of death from disease in children in the United States.  Every school day, another 46 children, about two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. 

 

“The revenue raised in Charlotte funds research that will end this disease,” said Stacy Pagos Haller, Executive Director of the Bethesda, MD-based CureSearch.  “Fifty years ago, the cure rate for childhood cancer was less than 10 percent, now, it is approaching 80 percent.  But our goal is to reach 100 percent and we won’t stop until we achieve that goal. We want to guarantee every child with cancer the gift of life.”

 

Registration opens at the Freedom Park at 9:00 am.  Opening ceremonies and the walk begin promptly at 10:00 am.

 

For more information about the Charlotte MileStones Walk to Conquer Childhood Cancer, visit www.milestoneswalk.org, or contact Event Chairs, Sharon Sullivan, b7sllv@aol.com, or Kim Green, kimgreen1@yahoo.com.

 #          #          #  About CureSearchCureSearch seeks to conquer childhood cancer, conquer it sooner, conquer it fully and for all time.  Through public education, advocacy and fundraising, the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), exclusively supports the work of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s premier pediatric cancer research collaborative.  This network of more than 5,000 healthcare professionals dedicates their lives to finding answers and sharing results.  More than 12,500 children are diagnosed with cancer each year, and more than 40,000 children and adolescents are currently in treatment.  Only research cures cancer.  For more information, visit www.CureSearch.org.