SSBTR organizes 11th annual walk-a-thon at high school in
Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Feb. 22, 2012 - Students Supporting Brain Tumor
Research (SSBTR) expect as many as 5,000 volunteers to participate
in its 11th annual walk-a-thon, benefitting cancer research,
including the Translational Genomics Research Institute
(TGen).
The walk is from 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Saguaro High
School, 6250 N. 82nd St., northeast of Hayden Road and McDonald
Drive, in Scottsdale. Gates open at 11 a.m.
SSBTR was founded in 2002 after three students from the Paradise
Valley Unified School District died after they were diagnosed with
brain tumors. Brain tumors are second only to leukemia as the
leading cause of cancer death among teenagers.
Since the first walk-a-thon in 2002, when 250 walkers raised
$7,500, the student-led organization has raise more than $1.5
million for brain cancer research, while raising awareness and
pursuing the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
In addition to the walk, this year's event will feature live music
by Curtis Grimes from the television show The Voice, the bands
Apexx, Halocene, and Jasper Drive, and a visit from the Phoenix
Suns dancers and mascot, The Gorilla. A silent auction will include
sports memorabilia, restaurant gift cards, and rounds of
golf.
Registration the day of the event is $20, which includes food,
t-shirt and entertainment.
Besides TGen, other beneficiaries of SSBTR are: Phoenix Children's
Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute, National Brain Tumor
Society, and Steele Children's Research Center in Tucson.
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About SSBTR
Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research's (SSBTR) mission is to
provide education and leadership development to our youth, furnish
a platform for them to play a principal role in effecting positive
changes in their communities, promote awareness of how common brain
tumors are as the leading cause of cancer deaths among their peers
and act as outreach to support affected individuals and their
families. For more information about SSBRT and the 2012
Walk-A-Thon, or to donate silent auction items, please contact
[email protected] or visit www.ssbtr.org.