OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — It’s a marathon anyone can do at just 26.2 steps. The 7th annual mini marathon is bringing people together to educate and support those who have been impacted by cancer.
- Created by Denise Ibsen Cole after her mom passed away from breast cancer.
- Event raises money for Nebraska Medicine Patient Assistance Fund and Hereditary Cancer Foundation.
- Each year, the event focuses on one type of cancer. This year it is prostate cancer.
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Tie up your shoes because it’s a marathon anyone can do and it’s for a good cause. At Cancer Survivors Park, the 7th annual 26.2 Mini Marathon is bringing people together to educate and support our friends and family with cancer.
It’s a short 26.2 steps to spread awareness about hereditary cancers. Cancers that are in our family history.
“You know, Thanksgiving is coming up. It is a great time to say, hey, did so and so die of cancer?”
Denise Ibsen Cole created this fundraiser after her mom passed away from breast cancer. Later she found out she was at-risk and wanted to help others be proactive.