Wellness: Cancer center teams support events

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is a sponsor at three upcoming cancer walks, and employees are welcome to join one — or all — of the teams.

Interested individuals should use the links below to register (and pay, if applicable), for the events. For more information or to volunteer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center booth at any of these events, contact the team captains listed below.

Event: Ninth Annual Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, at 8 a.m.
Organization: National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
Location: Lake Zorinsky, 3808 S. 156th St.
Team Name: Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Team Captain: Melinda Sommerfeld
Link to the team page
Cost: $40/each, ages 6 and older

Event: Light the Night
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24, at 5 p.m.
Organization: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Location: Werner Park, 12345 Ballpark Way, Papillion
Team Name: Team NE Med/UNMC
Team Captain: Sue Schreiner
Link to the team page
Cost: Free to join the team

Event: Race for the Cure
Date: Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7 a.m.
Organization: Susan G. Komen Foundation
Location: Baxter Arena & Aksarben Village, 67th and Center St.
Team Name: Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Team Captain: Michelle Grady
Link to the team page
Cost: $30/adult, $10/breast cancer survivor, $10/ages 4 to 18

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