RUN FOR RIBBONS 2016!
A COMMUNITY EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE PREVENTION OF ALL
FORMS OF CANCERS. ALL FUNDS RAISED FROM THIS EVENT STAY LOCAL!

Kennewick, WA – On Saturday, May 7^th, the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation will hold its 6th Annual Run for Ribbons 10K, 5K Run/1Mile Run/Walk and RibbonFest Health Fair at Richland’s Howard Amon Park. The festivities begin at 8:30 AM with the RibbonFest Health Fair and registration. The Run/Walk will start at 10:00 AM. The cost of registration is $25/Adults and $15/Children (price increases $5 on day-of registration).

WHAT: Run For Ribbons Cancer Awareness Run & Walk

WHERE: Howard Amon Park, Richland

WHEN: Saturday, May 7th from 8:30 (Check in & Health Fair opens), 10:00AM (Run/Walk starts)

To register visit www.runforribbons.org or call our Foundation office (509) 737-3413.

Participants will receive an event t-shirt featuring a blank ribbon. It’s the Run for Ribbons tradition to decorate it, customize it, use it to honor a memory, celebrate survival, or to simply encourage hope. Also, special Cancer Survivor shirts are available exclusively to survivors to recognize their triumph over cancer!

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Run for ribbons t-shirt decorating party

WHAT: Run For Ribbons T-Shirt Decorating Party

WHERE: Tri-Cities Cancer Center, 7350 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick

WHEN: Friday, April 29th from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Once again, the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation will host a T-Shirt Decorating Party complete with supplies. Registered participants receive an event t-shirt featuring a blank ribbon. It’s the Run for Ribbons tradition to decorate it, customize it, use it to honor a memory, celebrate survival, or to simply encourage hope. Also, special Cancer Survivor shirts are available exclusively to survivors to recognize their triumph over cancer.

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RibbonFest Health Fair
Saturday, May 7^th, Howard Amon Park in Richland from 8:30 – 11 am
Open to the community (Free of Charge)

RibbonFest Health Fair focuses on cancer awareness and education. There will be education booths focused on:  oral cancer, tobacco cessation, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate, skin and colon cancers. Participants can make a bracelet that changes colors with UV light exposure (Skin Cancer awareness).

Mascots from several area organizations will be on hand to help kick off the walk/run.

We will have a Giant Colon walkthrough exhibit set (20’ x 10’ inflatable colon). Visitors can see healthy colon tissue, tissue with non-malignant colorectal disease like Crohn’s and colitis, colorectal polyps, various stages of colorectal cancer.