Some things are worth repeating - we post this every year at about this time - because this is a great race for a great charity.
All proceeds are used to help find a cure and to treat Pediatric Cancer. Most of the money goes to St. Jude's Children's Hospital specifically for research towards find a cure and for treating those suffering from this terrible disease. Some of the money is also used to assist eligible families with the tremendous costs associated with battling such a disease.
The primary goal of the AshleyCan Pediatric Cancer Foundation is to finally find a cure for Pediatric Cancer, and to assist treating those who currently are suffering from the disease until a cure is found.
The race is on Mother's Day - 5/14/17 at Perry Farm Park in Bourbonnais.
The course is primarily run in the park, but does exit briefly for a small jaunt through a nearby neighborhood, and then back to the park for the finish. There are some hills, so this course is challenging, but it is also scenic.
Registration for the race is at http://www.active.com/bourbonnais-il/running/distance-running-races/7th-annual-ashleycan-pediatric-cancer-foundation-mother-s-day-5k-run-2-mile-walk-8am-kids-run-follows-the-run-walk-event-2017
The Foundation was the idea of Ashley Montgomery who had been diagnosed with Pediatric Cancer, then into remission, only to be diagnosed 3 more times. Ashley fought each battle and won each battle, until this year, when she passed away from Pediatric Cancer. Some say "she lost that battle" - but in reality, Ashley kicked cancer's butt - she beat it 3 times, and almost a 4th time. But, she still kicked its butt, because she remained a positive inspirational light for everybody. It was her idea to create a charity that would raise money to find a cure for this so other's did not have to go through it. She never let cancer define her and always focused on living life and being positive and growing up as everybody else did. Her battles were bumps in the road - big bumps - but she never saw it as a losing proposition. She might have lost this battle, but she definitely put cancer in its place. She proved that people are stronger than cancer - she was AshleyStrong. Anybody who knew her, even if only from the various running events, was inspired and moved by her. And the Foundation will continue on, as she would have wanted.
This is the first AshleyCan event since Ashley's passing, and it will definitely be emotional, and it will be a very special race, a race to continue to find a cure so that other families aren't going through what Ashley's family is going through now.
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