Leukemia Walk to Remember Child Raises $10 Thousand in New Jersey
Posted by Abigail Beal on Oct 05, 2007 under 5 Ks, Athletic Events, Causes, Leukemia & Lymphoma, Running, Walking |The Second Annual Bradley’s Buddies 5K Run/Walk was held Sunday, September 30th at the Wenonah School in Wenonah, New Jersey. More than 600 participants joined the run and walk event. Funds raised will benefit leukemia research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
This year’s event attracted 340 runners and 275 walkers, up from last year’s 500 participants. The walk is sponsored by Bradley’s Buddies, a charity organization to remember Bradley Caraker. Caraker was a 9-year-old Wenonah boy who battled T-cell leukemia and died in 2006.
The run/walk ended with a dedication of a memorial walkway in Caraker’s name that is located in the Wenonah School butterfly garden.
Source: NJ.com

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