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2009 Strides for Hope: 5k Walk/Run for Ovarian Cancer
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Westerville Community Center - 350 N. Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082

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Welcome to the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio 2009 Strides for Hope: 5k Walk/Run for Ovarian Cancer! This annual event is organized by the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio with support from the Columbus Running Company Charity Fund.  We invite you to come walk or run with over 1500 people interested in the same cause.

The Strides for Hope 5K Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run is held annually to benefit ovarian cancer education and awareness. Help us in our effort to prevent another mother, daughter, grandmother, aunt, niece or friend from being impacted by this disease.

Click here to register for this event!  You may also donate directly to the event at the bottom of this page. 

We encourage you to pick up your race day materials prior to the event to save you some time and congestion. You may pick up your materials at ANY Columbus Running Company location until Saturday at 3pm.

*Packet pick-up for this event has begun!  We also have an exclusive deal on Saucony running and waking shoes just for Strides for Hope participants! 20% of all purchases will go to the event. This week only.

How you can help us make Strides for Hope:
We encourage and appreciate your pledges/donations! Each and every dollar is important as we raise funds to increase awareness and promote education.

Corporate matching Funds:
Your company/Organization may participate in this wonderful opportunity to increase your pledge and donation dollars. Contact your Human Resources dept at work and ask them if you can apply for corporate matching funds.

Special Donations:
Honor a survivor or remember a loved one with a donation of $250 or more. This special donation includes printing the name you choose on the t-shirts for the walk/run. Please let us know if this is in honor of or in memory of and the name as you wish it to appear. Deadline for names and donations is 8/28/2009 for this special donation.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers are always needed and encouraged. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer for the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio, please contact our Volunteer Chair, Angie Lang, at volunteer@ovariancanceroh.org.

Featured this year at our Walk:
Childrens Activity Tent (adult supervision required)

Survivors Tent- Survivors, come relax and enjoy talking with other survivors. There will be a survivor group photo at 8:15 AM at the terrace of the Community Center.

Wall of Honor- This portable wall was created last year to honor survivors and to remember loved ones. If you would like to include a personal item, please bring it on race day. Please limit the size to 8.5 by 11 or smaller. All items become a permanent part of the display and cannot be returned.

Teal Store- Various items will be offered for suggested donation on Race day. 25% or more of the proceeds benefit the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio.

Team T-shirt Contest- Design a t-shirt to show your team spirit! If you have a team t-shirt that your team will wear on the day of the race, please provide one to us for display in the team t-shirt contest area. The t-shirt that receives the most votes (in terms of dollars raised) will be our winner and honored on our web site. The t-shirts will not be returned, and we ask that you please reserve the color teal for our survivors.

Honorary Mums- We will provide mums for a $10 donation that will be displayed along the finish line with the name of your loved one included.

Honorary Chairperson:
Monica Day
WCMH-TV/NBC4 Traffic and Entertainment Reporter
2008 Miss Ohio USA

Questions:
Contact Sarah Graf, 2009 Walk/Run Chair, at 614-546-9498
or by email at walk@ovariancanceroh.org

Donate directly to the event:
100% of your donation will go to the event and it's cause. Simply use the button below to make a donation in an amount of your choosing. Thanks!

 





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