Zaching Against Cancer

Zaching Against Cancer Welcome to the Official page for The Zaching Against Cancer Foundation! Thank you.

Non Profit Organization
To donate: Zaching Against Cancer is a 501c3 non profit charity organization. Send all donations to:
Zaching Against Cancer Foundation
6700 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 185
Columbia, MD 21046

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค Thank You Tuesday! ๐Ÿ–คโค๏ธโ›ณ ๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐Ž๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ โ›ณToday weโ€™re giving a BIG THANK YOU to Lockett's Auto Care for being...
08/25/2026

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค Thank You Tuesday! ๐Ÿ–คโค๏ธ

โ›ณ ๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐Ž๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ โ›ณ

Today weโ€™re giving a BIG THANK YOU to Lockett's Auto Care for being a Closest to the Pin Sponsor at this yearโ€™s Zaching Golf Outing!

Lockettโ€™s Auto Care is committed to providing honest, dependable automotive service and treating their customers like family. Their dedication to supporting our community makes them a wonderful Zaching partner!

We are so grateful for their generosity and for helping us provide strength, courage, determination, and hope to cancer patients and their families.

Support the businesses that support you โ€” and support Lockettโ€™s Auto Care like they support Zaching! Check them out-
https://www.lockettsautocare.com/

Thank you, Lockettโ€™s Auto Care, for Zaching with us!๐Ÿ’ช

TBT: The Annual RUN Crowd ๐Ÿ“ธIt wouldnโ€™t be the Zaching Running Festival without our annual RUN Crowd Pic with Misspent Yo...
08/20/2026

TBT: The Annual RUN Crowd ๐Ÿ“ธ

It wouldnโ€™t be the Zaching Running Festival without our annual RUN Crowd Pic with Misspent Youth - Maryland's Top Party Rock Band!! ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธโค๏ธ

Every year, this crowd brings the energy, the fun, and the Zaching spiritโ€”and we want YOU to be part of it this year!

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, November 21, 2026
๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ 10K | 5K | 1-Mile Walk
๐ŸŽถ Finish Line Party with MISSPENT YOUTH

โฐ Early Bird Registration ends August 31st!

Grab your friends, form a team, and come RUN, walk, celebrate, and with us!๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up today and be part of this yearโ€™s crowd! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค
https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/EllicottCity/THEZACHINGRUNNINGFESTIVAL

๐Ÿ“ธPhoto Credit goes to Peter Watts๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ช

โค๐Ÿ’ช This is why our work matters.Our hospital social workers reach out to us every day with families facing financial cha...
08/19/2026

โค๐Ÿ’ช This is why our work matters.

Our hospital social workers reach out to us every day with families facing financial challenges on top of a cancer diagnosis.

๐Ÿš— A patient who canโ€™t afford transportation to treatment because their car broke down.

๐Ÿ“ฑ A deaf patient whose phone was disconnected, leaving them without an important way to communicate with their healthcare team.

๐Ÿ  A family struggling with household bills while a wife is unable to work because she is caring for her husband through chemo and daily radiation.

๐ŸŽ A family who canโ€™t afford groceries.

๐Ÿ’ก A patient who has fallen behind on household bills.

These may sound like โ€œlittle things,โ€ but when youโ€™re fighting cancer, they are anything but little.

This is why Zachingโ€™s Little Things Program exists โ€” to help ease some of the everyday burdens that come with a cancer diagnosis and remind families that they are not alone. โค๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ’› ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐”, ๐Š๐€๐‡๐‹๐„๐‘๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐! ๐Ÿ’ชA huge thank you to Greg Kahlert and the Kahlert Foundation for their incredible suppo...
08/18/2026

๐Ÿ’› ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐”, ๐Š๐€๐‡๐‹๐„๐‘๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐! ๐Ÿ’ช

A huge thank you to Greg Kahlert and the Kahlert Foundation for their incredible support of Zaching Against Cancer!

We are so grateful to the Kahlert Foundation for sponsoring this yearโ€™s ZACHING GOLF OUTING and for awarding Zaching a generous grant to help us continue our mission of supporting cancer patients and their families. โ›ณ

Your generosity makes it possible for us to provide the Little Things that make a BIG differenceโ€”and to continue bringing Strength, Courage, Determination, and Hope to those facing cancer.

Thank you, Greg, and the entire Kahlert Foundation team, for believing in Zaching and helping us GIVE BACK FOR ZACH!๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ’› MOTIVATION MONDAY ๐Ÿ’ชโ€œThings I do in the hospital.โ€ โ€” Zach Lederer, August 8, 2012Leave it to Zach to turn a hospital ch...
08/17/2026

๐Ÿ’› MOTIVATION MONDAY ๐Ÿ’ช

โ€œThings I do in the hospital.โ€ โ€” Zach Lederer, August 8, 2012

Leave it to Zach to turn a hospital chair into a flying machine. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚

This old post from Zach is a great reminder that even during some of his hardest days, he found ways to have fun, stay positive, and keep moving forward.

Cancer may have changed a lot of things for Zach, but it never took away his spirit, determination, or sense of humor.

Thatโ€™s the kind of motivation we want to carry into this week. When life gets hard, find a reason to smile. Find a way to keep moving. And never underestimate the power of a little Zach-style determination. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’›

Start your Monday with Zachโ€™s attitude: keep moving, keep laughing, and keep fighting.

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธโฐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ! โฐ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธThe Early Bird Special for the Zaching Running Festival ends August 31st! ...
08/07/2026

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธโฐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ! โฐ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

The Early Bird Special for the Zaching Running Festival ends August 31st! Register before then and ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Now is the perfect time to gather your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors and create a ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ ๐‡๐Ž๐๐Ž๐‘ in honor of someone special. Whether you're celebrating a cancer survivor, remembering a loved one, or supporting someone currently fighting cancer, your team will show them they are surrounded by love and encouragement.

๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ช Fundraise together or simply run or walk as a group to honor your special someone.

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‘ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’Š๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰, ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†, ๐’…๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“.

๐ŸŽ‰ Register today, save $10, and start your Team Honor! We can't wait to see you at the starting line! https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/EllicottCity/THEZACHINGRUNNINGFESTIVAL

๐Ÿป to the 2025 Zaching Running Festival, when we proudly presented Art Tate with the Sam Andelman Volunteer of the Year...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿป to the 2025 Zaching Running Festival, when we proudly presented Art Tate with the Sam Andelman Volunteer of the Year Award! ๐Ÿ’ช

If you've been to the Zaching Running Festival, you know Art as the guy behind our always-popular Beer Garden! Year after year, Art volunteers his time to help create one of the festival's favorite gathering spots, bringing smiles, great conversations, and plenty of fun to our finish line celebration.

Volunteers like Art are what make the Zaching Running Festival so special.

Now it's your turn to join Team Zaching! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Not planning to run or walk this year? We'd love to have you as a volunteer! Whether you're helping with the course, the finish line, or cheering on participants, you'll play a vital role in making the day a success.

๐Ÿ’ช Help us create another amazing Zaching Running Festival!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up to volunteer today: https://signup.com/go/OeeAoeD

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐™๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐‹๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’›We are beyond excited to officially welcome Laine Malcotti to the Zaching Ag...
08/05/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐™๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐‹๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’›

We are beyond excited to officially welcome Laine Malcotti to the Zaching Against Cancer Foundation as our new Outreach Coordinator!

Laine's connection to Zaching runs deep. She is a cancer survivor, Zach's aunt, and has been an incredible volunteer and leader for years, serving as our Volunteer Coordinator for the Zaching Running Festival. Her passion for helping others and her commitment to our mission have made a lasting impact, and we couldn't be happier to have her join Team Zaching in this expanded role.

As Outreach Coordinator, Laine will help expand our impact by:
๐Ÿ’ช Building relationships with hospitals and community partners
๐Ÿ’ช Supporting the patients and families we serve
๐Ÿ’ช Coordinating volunteers
๐Ÿ’ชAssisting with our programs and events
๐Ÿ’ช Supporting our Sponsorship Committee and ZACF Board
๐Ÿ’ช Delivering Zach Packs to hospitals throughout Maryland

Laine truly understands the cancer journey from both a personal and family perspective, and that compassion shines through in everything she does. We know she will be an incredible resource for the families we serve and an amazing ambassador for our mission.

Please join us in giving Laine a warm Zaching welcome! We are so excited for this next chapter and can't wait to see all the lives she'll help touch.

๐Ÿ’› Welcome to Team Zaching, Laine! Together, we'll continue bringing Strength, Courage, Determination, and Hope to families facing cancer.๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ’› #๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’›Because of your generosity, we're able to stand beside families when they need it most.Recently, we ...
08/04/2026

๐Ÿ’› #๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’›

Because of your generosity, we're able to stand beside families when they need it most.

Recently, we helped a single father undergoing cancer treatment who is unable to work because of the side effects of his treatments. As he prepared to send his son off to college, the financial stress of everyday essentials became overwhelming. Through our Little Things Program, we provided groceries and an Amazon gift card to help ease the burden.

This was his response:

"๐‘‚โ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ โ€ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก. ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ž โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘š๐‘’. ๐ผ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ผ'๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’. ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘“๐‘กโ€”๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’. ๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘กโ„Ž. ๐ผ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’'๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘ข๐‘. ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข."

๐Ÿ’› Thank YOU to everyone who donates, sponsors, volunteers, and supports Zaching Against Cancer. Because of you, we can provide hope, strength, and relief to families facing cancerโ€”one little thing at a time.

๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™˜๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š. ๐Ÿ’ช

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง? ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒโ€โžก๏ธWe don't run because it's easy. ๐Ÿ’ชWe run for the parents sitting beside hospital beds.We run for surv...
07/31/2026

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง? ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒโ€โžก๏ธ

We don't run because it's easy. ๐Ÿ’ช

We run for the parents sitting beside hospital beds.
We run for survivors.
We run in memory of those we've lost.
We run so cancer patients can receive help with groceries, transportation, utility bills, prescriptions, and so many of the little things that become overwhelming during treatment.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿƒ Join us for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐™๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ on Saturday, November 21st at Turf Valley Towne Square and Turf Valley Resort!

โฐ Early Bird Registration ends in just ONE MONTH! Don't miss your chance to save while making every step count for local families facing cancer.

๐‘น๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’†, ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’†.
https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/EllicottCity/THEZACHINGRUNNINGFESTIVAL

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