Track Friday 2015
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Children's Tumor FoundationParticipating in Track Friday and running for The Children's Tumor Foundation
$170
raised by 7 people
$500 goal
I'll be running the Friday after Thanksgiving for The Children's Tumor Foundation. Check out their website and Instagram to get a glimpse into what they do and who is affected.
The Children's Tumor Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding effective treatments for the millions of people worldwide living with neurofibromatosis (NF), a term for three distinct disorders: NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis. NF causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and can lead to blindness, bone abnormalities, cancer, deafness, disfigurement, learning disabilities, and excruciating and disabling pain.
NF affects one in every 3,000 people, more than cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Huntington’s disease combined. The Children’s Tumor Foundation funds critical research into neurofibromatosis. In addition to benefiting those who live with NF, this research is shedding new light on several forms of cancer, brain tumors, bone abnormalities, and learning disabilities, ultimately benefiting the broader community.