Thursday, April 19, 2012

April 19 Update

This past Saturday was such a very special day for Gene, and for support of cancer patients and cancer survivors, with the Race for GRACE (Grand Island Area Cancer Endowment).


GRACE was started by Lisa Willman and Julie Pfeifer. Both of these amazing women are cancer survivors and started The Grace Foundation to help families and cancer patients. 

Tracy Babcock, a real estate associate with Gene, organized the Century 21 "Running 4 Gene" group, with great T-shirts in the bold color of yellow (which is Century 21's color). 

What a fantastic day it was on Saturday, a bright sunshine-y day with great temperatures, so not too cold. Another shining example of family support was our daughter, Cindy, and Jim and Samuel Duncan drove 85 miles to be in the walk/race. Taylor, our granddaughter, was taking her SAT so she could not come.

We are so proud of Cindy – she ran the 10K race. She was a real trooper. She has never run that far but she finished the race with flying colors.

This was the second year for Race for Grace. Last year they had 500 participants, and this year they had 1,100. What a supportive community Grand Island is.

– Barbara

Update: See a few photos from Race for GRACE 2012 here.

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