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Calling all runners/walkers for our 5k charity fundraiser

Calling all runners/ walkers/ strollers/ crawlers.... for our 5k charity run/walk to fund medical research.

Come visit us on October 12th for some Fall pumpkin and apple picking..... and come, most important, to help us find the cure!

Help me, help my sister who is suffering from a rare disease.

We are twin sisters, Caroline & Emily Harris, high school seniors, who are co chairing a 5k run/walk fundraiser at the Colts Neck High School on Saturday, October 12th to benefit research for a very rare disease called, Eosinophilic Gastritis.

EG is a miserable, very rare disease where these particular white blood cells, the eosinophils, increase to an unhealthy amount and invade somewhere along the digestive tract.

With EG, these white blood cells infiltrate the stomach causing severe ulcerations, pain, internal bleeding and malabsorption of vital nutrients. This leads to a whole host of medical problems!!

Since Caroline has been diagnosed with this white blood cell disorder that has no known cause, safe treatment or cure, we have decided to be proactive, and to raise funds for researching this disease.

We have located a designated research center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital where limited research has begun trying to find a cure for EG.

We hope that they can "crank up" the level of research with their donation!!

There will be live music, food and local vendors at our 5k fundraiser to make this charity event a family-fun day.

USATF Certified Course.
Easy, flat, safe.
Timing by Split Second Racing.


ALL AGES WELCOME~

And here's the good news... "you" can make a difference in finding the cure by preregistering at: www.raceforum.com/stepbystep

Please go to our "Step by Step" website to learn all about the 5k charity event, from sponsorship to becoming a vendor.

There will be 1st, 2nd & 3rd place mens/womens finish prizes, and all preregistered runners/walkers will receive a complimentary gift bag/ t-shirt.

And there will also be some good bands entertaining the crowd along with awesome door prizes!

So bring a friend or family member, and "step by step" we can move together towards a cure.

Donations Welcome~

All contact information is located on our website: stepbystep5krun.wix.com/stepbystep5k

See you on Race Day:)

Caroline & Emily Harris
stepbystep5krun@gmail.com

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