5K Trail Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run

Ethel Walker Woods, Simsbury, Connecticut
October 6, 2012

vie for the kids is a 5-kilometer route through the Ethel Walker Woods.  This pristine and protected jewel of the Simsbury Land Trust offers the perfect setting for participants of all experience levels.  Additionally, vie for the kids 5K Trail Run/Walk is a USATF (USA Track & Field) sanctioned race.

vie for the kids is the premier fundraising effort for the Clinical Trials Program at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.  The day features 2 separate events - a Trail Run/Walk and Barbecue Under the Stars Reception.  In 2011, vie for the kids helped to raise over $100,000 for Connecticut Children's.

Online registration will be available soon. Please contact Robin Vidito at 860-610-5719 or Rvidito@ccmckids.org for more information.

            

About Connecticut Children's Medical Center:
Hematology-Oncology Clinical Trials Program

Connecticut Children's Medical Center is the region's foremost provider of pediatric hematology/oncology care.  Proceeds from vie for the kids support the needs of our Hematology-Oncology Clinical Trials Program which offers families access to the best and most innovative treatments from around the world, while staying in the comfort of their own home.

For Connecticut Children's to continue to provide the children in our community access to world-class care, we need your help.  Your support of vie for the kids will enable Connecticut Children's to invest in the people, resources and technology needed to maintain the level of excellence that our families depend on.

THE FACTS ABOUT CANCER

This year, more than 70 families from across Connecticut will receive the devastating news that their child has cancer.

As a top ranking member of the Children's Oncology Group, the world's foremost leader in cancer research, Connecticut Children's currently offers access to more than 173 clinical trials.

THE FACTS ABOUT BLOOD DISORDERS

One in every 8,000 American boys is born with hemophilia.  Sickle cell anemia is the number one genetic blood disorder, afflicting an estimated 30,000 children.  Each year, more than 250 children with disorders such as sickle cell anemia, hemophilia and thalassemia rely on Connecticut Children's for their care.

While there is no cure for sickle cell or hemophilia, there continues to be advancements in pain management and medical treatment for these disorders.  Connecticut Children's participates in clinical trials that are dedicated to helping children maintain a normal and active childhood.