Race Information
The 19th Annual Chester County Turkey Trot will be held anytime from Thanksgiving, November 26, 2020 to Sunday, November 29, 2020, November 2020, and CONNECT (at least virtually) with as many people as you can! The event is a traditionally a 5k race/walk, a 2k walk, and a Kids Fun Run. Every year we get a fantastic turnout! In addition to supporting the Downingtown West Cross Coun
try team, proceeds of the race will benefit the Cure4Cam Childhood Cancer Foundation. Information on Cure4Cam is available at www.Cure4Cam.org. The Cure4Cam Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by family and friends in memory of Cameron Evans, a teammate and friend who lost his battle with leukemia in May 2012. Cameron was a gifted athlete and a compassionate, positive, and inspiring young man. His perseverance and spirit touched all of us. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and our community, the race has raised over $300,000 for pediatric cancer research and awareness since 2012. About Cure4Cam
The Cure4Cam Childhood Cancer Foundation seeks to raise community awareness about, and supports the development of, new and more humane therapies for childhood cancer. Today, standard therapies for children with cancer involve highly toxic and damaging treatments that cause painful and embarrassing side-effects, force separation from family and friends, have devastating short and long-term psychological impact, and produce permanent health issues. These unfavorable effects are not well known in the general population and, ultimately, many of these children do not survive. We believe in a future in which cancer treatment for children will be gentler and more effective. New and highly inspirational therapies, which specifically target each patient's individual cancer cells, are within reach but seriously underfunded. By bringing breakthroughs in childhood cancer research to the forefront, we can raise public concern and, subsequently, funds needed to support research grants and new clinical studies. As Cameron said, “the best kind of inspiration is the kind that makes you want to save a life.”