Kpows 3rd Annual Run-Raiser

Hi friends!

I just realized (6 months later) that I never “posted” this draft lol! The results of my 3rd annual runraiser!

My runraiser was SO SPECIAL this year. I celebrated my FIVE year cancerversary!! One of my friends suggested choosing a 5K race… “5K for 5 years cancer free”! I loved the idea so much I picked the 5k CMC Manchester City Marathon race which was held on November 12th, 2023. I was hoping to get a few friends to run with me this year and I was absolutely blown away by the amount of friends and family who signed up!

A lot of people ask why I don’t choose to support and run in breast cancer organized races. My answer is… I like to know where the money is going. I personally don’t trust a lot of the larger associations. Little of their funds actually go toward stage 4 breast cancer research. So by creating my own fundraiser I am able to directly support patients going through treatment and support METAvivor (an organization in which 100% of their funding goes toward stage 4 breast cancer research).

THE RESULTS:

I raised a total of $2,760!!! I was able to donate 4 large baskets of care and comfort gifts to 4 cancer centers!! Lahey Oncology and Hematology, Norris cotton cancer center, Solinsky cancer center and Payson cancer center! $600 was donated to METAvivor!!!!!

Alyssa, a good friend and nurse who works at one of the infusion centers shared a heartwarming story after shortly delivering the baskets…. one of her new breast cancer patients had just shaved her head over the weekend in anticipation for chemo to start. Alyssa said she was crying and itching her scalp under her winter hat. Alyssa knew exactly what she needed and grabbed my basket of goodies. The patient chose a soft head wrap which she immediately put on her head and which helped with the itchiness and gave her immediate comfort. She said she felt empowered and wants to do something similar once she’s done treatment. Holy crap guys… this story is the very reason why I do this fundraiser every year. To help comfort patients… to give them hope …and inspire/empower!! ❤️Hearing this story encourages me to continue these run-raisers and keep going!

THANK YOU everyone for your generous donations and making this fundraiser possible! It truly makes my heart so happy!

PHOTOS BELOW 🙂