TEAM FOR CURES: 5K WALK/RUN
SAN FRANCISCO DALLAS BOSTON
On March 24 th , more than 900
participants helped the MMRF kick off a
successful spring race season on a sunny
afternoon in the Bay Area and raised
over $200,000. Honorary race chairs
Tom Martin, MD, Nina Shah, MD and
Jeffery Wolf, MD of UC San Francisco
addressed the crowd. One of the
MMRF’s newest board members,
Rodney Gilmore, was also in attendance. On April 15 th , nearly 700 participants
gathered to support the MMRF on an
unusually chilly Texas morning that
raised over $150,000. Myeloma patient
Ryan Anthony and members of the
Dallas Symphony performed a beautiful
rendition of the national anthem before
honorary race chairs Larry Anderson,
MD, PhD of UT Southwestern and
Brian Berryman, MD of Baylor Health
addressed the crowd. On April 29 th , over 3,000 participants
gathered to support the largest fundraising
5K Walk/Run in MMRF 5K program
history! Over $940,000 was raised and
honorary race chair Paul Richardson, MD
of Dana Farber addressed the crowd.
The MMRF honored three local middle
school girls who volunteered their time to
create and distribute care packages to all
myeloma patients at the 5K.
SPIRIT OF
HOPE AWARD:
Barbara McCarrick LARGEST TEAM:
Squadra Pompa
(80 members) SPIRIT OF
HOPE AWARD:
Becky Alday LARGEST TEAM:
Team Crazy M
(100 members) SPIRIT OF
HOPE AWARD:
John Pinciaro
TOP
FUNDRAISING:
Team McGlynn
Latham (Captain:
Isabella Borges) CAREGIVER
AWARD:
Alison Olford
for care of her
husband,
Evan Olford TOP
FUNDRAISING:
BlackRock Team
Texas (Captain:
Kelly Apple) CAREGIVER
AWARD:
Christy Hamby for
care of her mother,
Carol TOP
FUNDRAISING:
Team 410 for Jill
TEAM FOR CURES:
5K WALK/RUN 2018–19
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LARGEST TEAM:
Pinch’s Punch
Back (155
members)
CAREGIVER
AWARD:
Team 410 for Jill
for care of their
friend, Jill Pflaum
FALL 2018 SPRING 2019
Sept. 16 — Chicago
Sept. 23 — Twin Cities
Oct. 7 — Washington, DC
Oct. 13 — Charlotte
Oct. 20 — New York City
Nov. 10 — Philadelphia
Nov. 18 — Los Angeles South Florida
San Francisco
Dallas
Atlanta
Boston
Tri-State
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In the spring of 2018, members of the myeloma community came together
across the United States to share knowledge, inspire hope and raise awareness.
Together we raised over $1.7 million toward finding a cure.