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Get Ready, Get Set, Hike!
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The annual Hike-For-A-Cure is around the corner. Shoes are being dusted off, muscles are being pumped, fundraising is reaching new heights, and training is in full swing. Half Dome, here we come!
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| That’s right, Sunday September 25th is the big day! Hikers arrive on Friday and Saturday, and all stay together in Curry Village, Yosemite. Starting early in the wee hours of the morning, the group takes on 4800 vertical feet and 18 miles round trip to raise money for research into a cure for Histiocytosis – a rare blood disease that mostly affects children under the age of ten. Just like the cause, the hike is a challenge that pushes limits, rallies team spirit and personal growth.
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Ron and Colleen McPeek-Bechtold, who have a son named Anton born with Langerhans cell Histiocytosis (LCH), started Hike-For-A-Cure in 2001. Raising $10,000 with 27 hikers in their first year, the hike grew to $70,000 with 150 hikers last year! This year, the goal is to raise a cool $100K.
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"Histiocytosis affects roughly 1 in 200,000 children born each year in the United States. Histiocytosis is so rare that there is little research into its cause and treatment and is often referred to as an "orphan disease", meaning it strikes too few people to generate government-supported research."
Most of the funding for research into Anton's disease comes from events like "Hike for a Cure", a point that has inspired many to take up the flag. For the third year in a row, Nuvation and its employees have taken this event to be their own- bringing new and inspiring stories to this years hike.
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 Practice hikes are scheduled in the South Bay area over the summer, to build strength and comraderie. The group grows every year, and is a fun-loving bunch looking for more people to join in. Registration is $25/adult, and $15 youth (4-12) and can be done online at www.hikeforacure.com. For more information, download this brochure or email info@hikeforacure.com.
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