CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO

Denver

News: Registration is open for Cancer League of Colorado’s 29th Race4Research, a 5K run/walk to be held Aug. 19 in Denver’s Washington Park.

In addition to raising money for cancer research conducted in Colorado, the event honors the memory of Michelle Plachy-Rubin, a mother and kindergarten teacher who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1996. In 1997, Plachy-Rubin walked in the first Race4Research with her 1-year-old son; the cancer took her life the following year.

To date, the race has raised over $1.6 million.

Atlas Metal & Iron is the 2025 Presenting Sponsor. Sponsors to date include Starbucks, MDC Richmond American Foundation, Polidori Sausage, UCHealth, the CU Cancer Center, Lewis Roca, Pella, Oppenheimer, The PBJ Reece Family, Enterprise Mobility, Bristol Brewing and NowInNeed.

To register, donate, become a sponsor or receive further information, visit the organization’s website, cancerleague.org

About the organization: The all-volunteer Cancer League of Colorado was formed in 1969 to raise money for Colorado-based scientists and medical professionals conducting cancer research and to fund support services offered to Colorado cancer patients. Some $25 million has been raised to date.

Website: cancerleague.org

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