Media advisory: ISU students sponsoring 5K fundraiser run for American Cancer Society
Students in a P.E. 101 class at Indiana State University are organizing a 5K run/walk to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. One of the students in the class, 21-year-old Stephen Brown, has had his own personal experience with cancer, fighting off non-Hodgkins lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma. After rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he has been in remission for nearly three years.
The 5K run begins Thursday at 4 p.m. at Indiana State University's Marks Field. There is an entry fee of $2, but donations are welcome. All proceeds from the event will go toward the American Cancer Society.
Who: ISU P.E. 101 students
What: 5K run/walk fundraiser for the American Cancer Society
When: Thursday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m.
Where: Marks Field (Indiana State University running track)
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Contact: Pat Babington, assistant professor, physical education, Indiana State University, (812) 237-4390, pmbabing@isugw.indstate.edu
Nancy Cummins, instructor, physical education, Indiana State University, (812) 237-4059, pmcummin@isugw.indstate.edu
Writer: Mark Gibson, ISU Communications & Marketing, Indiana State University (812) 237-3790 or devgibso@isugw.indstate.edu
ISU Communications and Marketing: (812) 237-3773 or http://www.indstate.edu/news
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