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Gwyn Satterlee 2019

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Six year old Gwyn Satterlee was the Honorary Race Starter for the 2019 Run to Fight Children’s Cancer. At just 4 years old Gwyn was diagnosed with High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Read More >>

Lily Gray 2018

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Lily’s cancer journey began day before Thanksgiving 2016 when her pediatrician called and told her parents to go to Phoenix Children’s Hospital immediately. Read More >>

Jace Hyduchak 2017

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Six year old Jace Hyduchak was the Honorary Race Starter for the Run to Fight Children’s Cancer on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Jace was diagnosed with  Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of 5. Read More >>

Emma Kerr 2016

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Eleven-year-old Emma Kerr was the Honorary Race Starter for Run to Fight Children’s Cancer on March 12, 2016. Emma with diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when she was nine-years-old. Read More >>

Mia Bryant 2015

Seven-year-old Mia Bryant was the Honorary Race Starter for Run to Fight Children’s Cancer on March 7, 2015. Diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was six years old, Mia has relearned the ability to walk and talk. Read More >>

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Jack Welch 2014

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Jack Welch was just six years old when he was the Honorary Race Starter for the Run to Fight Children’s Cancer on March 8, 2014. At the time of the run, Jack was two years into his three year battle with this terrible disease. Read More >>

Cooper Gokee 2013

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At age 9 years old, Cooper Gokee was the 2013 Honorary Race Starter for the Run to Fight Children’s Cancer. Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March of 2012, Cooper struggled to find his new norm. Read More >>

Grace Kostyk 2012

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At age 6 years, Grace Kostyk was the Honorary Race Starter for the Run to Fight Cancer: Spring Edition on March 10, 2012. Grace is an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor. Read More >>

Olivia Baumgardner 2011

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Olivia Baumgardner was the first Honorary Race Starter for the inaugural Run to Fight Children’s Cancer on October 15, 2011! Olivia was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Read More >>