Run For Dad

Mercer County Park
Father's Day 2012!
Sunday, June 17, 2012, Registration: 7:30 am, Run/Walk: 8:45 am

It’s Father’s Day, 2012 and you’re looking for a fun, healthy experience for you, your dad and your family. Well, we’ve got the answer. Join us on Sunday, June 17, 2012, in beautiful Mercer County Park in New Jersey, as we increase awareness about prostate cancer, educate men about the importance of screening and early detection as well as raise money to support prostate cancer research projects

Our event includes something for everyone;

• A 5K event for the serious runners on a USTAF certified course.
• A 2 mile walk for individuals, families, parents with children (& strollers), dogs and all others,
• Short races for the kids where they are all winners and all receive a medal!
• A Kids Zone with a face painter, a clown, a magician as well as small craft projects where kids make a gift for their Dad/
• A food court with various kinds of fresh fruit and a variety of bagels and spreads.
• A big drawing that always includes a major grand prize (e.g., bike), tickets to sports events, concerts and theatre, free dinners and even a massage!
• Cancer health education information and materials provided by our sponsors.
• Free on-site skin cancer screening.

We start early and end early so you’ll be home in time to take Dad to brunch or have that family BBQ.  Over 1,400 people joined us in 2011.  Please join us this year.

Run for Dad Kick-Off Event
Trenton Thunder Baseball Game
Waterfront Park, Trenton, NJ
Friday, June 1, 2012, 7:05 pm

10 YEARS AND STILL RUNNING

 Come and join us and help us celebrate the 10^th Anniversary Kickoff for the 2012 RUN FOR DAD Event.  Our Kickoff Celebration will take place on Friday, June 1^st at the Waterfront Park, where the Trenton Thunder will play the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.  Tickets are $11 each and you may purchase them for you and your family by calling 732.951.6324 or by emailing Lizzette.Dorado@Cancer.org .  Proceeds from this kickoff event as well as the RUN FOR DAD event go to support prostate cancer research and other prostate cancer awareness efforts.

TICKETS ARE $11 PER PERSON. TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS FOR THE RUN FOR DAD KICK OFF CALL 732-951-6324 OR EMAIL LIZZETTE.DORADO@CANCER.ORG

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS COOL EVENT!!!

LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE

 

Why is RUN FOR DAD Important? 

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer.  The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 241,000 cases of prostate cancer reported in 2012.  About 34,000 men will die from the disease this year.  Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men behind only lung cancer. 

One man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. And one man in 35 will die of this disease. More than 2 million men in the United States who have had prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.

African American men have the highest incidence rate for prostate cancer in the United States and are more than twice as likely as White men to die from the disease.  Outreach to the African American men and their families are a key component of RUN FOR DAD. 

The annual RUN FOR DAD is a community and family event of the American Cancer Society (ACS) designed to raise awareness about prostate cancer in men and to highlight the importance of screening and early detection. A small group of prostate cancer survivors, ACS staff, concerned health care professionals and other community and corporate activists manage the event.  All proceeds go to support prostate cancer research projects and other prostate cancer awareness activities.