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Sat September 7, 2024 West Rutland, VT 05777 US
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The Fight returns to West Rutland for 2024!!!  Join 5K For The Fight to benefit The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network!

This event is great for anyone - runners and walkers alike!  The race will start and finish at the West Rutland Recreation Department, with a flat course through the town!

Sign up to be a 5K Fighter and create your own fundraising profile.  Share your registration and raise money, all supporting the The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

 

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Learn More About The American Cancer Society

Did You Know?

The American Cancer Society achieves its mission to create a world without cancer in many ways.  From research to improving access to care, to providing information, to impacting public policy, the American Cancer Society attacks from all angles.

  • In 2017 alone, 755 grants were provided to 180 research institutions and universities.
  • Over $4.6 billion has been invested in research, and grant funding support to 47 individuals who went on to win the Nobel Prize
  • More than 340,000 rides annually to treatment and other cancer-related appointments
  • In 2017 the Hope Lodge provided nearly 452,000 nights of free lodging 
  • Patient Navigators help guide more than 40,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients to overcome barriers to care
  • Through the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's efforts, more then 2.7 million people in the US will be covered by new local smoke-free law

Your registration to 5K For The Fight will help ensure this work will continue, and the fight will not stop!

Click the ACS logo to learn more about the American Cancer Society

Learn More about ACS CAN

Did You Know?

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the advocacy arm of the American Cancer Society.  ACS CAN is a volunteer organization that works to help to ensure that legislative dollars are supporting the fight against cancer.  This includes funding for cancer research and advancements in treatment, and supporting policy that increases access to healthcare, and supports tobacco control.  

Your participation in 5K For The Fight helps to fund these efforts and helps to ensure that your voice is heard to support this fight.

Click the logo for more, and to learn how you can use your voice in the fight to end cancer.

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