Mollie Taylor is a junior at La Salle University. In the summer of 2017, she will be traveling with a group of college-aged students on a 49-day, 4000+ mile run from San Francisco to Baltimore, raising funds and awareness for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
What is your connection to the cancer community?
According to the American Cancer Society, 595,690 people across the country died from cancer in 2016; additionally, another 1,685,210 people were diagnosed within the year. These deaths and diagnoses impact not only the individuals themselves but also those around them. We all know someone who has battled, and too often lost, their fight with cancer. Several members of my family have lost their lives to cancer and others have battled the disease throughout their lives. This is why the cause is so important to me; futhermore, I know that this heartbreak is not unique and so many others have expreinced the same. The losses so many individuals have expreinced speak to the urgency of the matter.
Why are you traveling 4,000 miles this summer with the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults?
I am running with the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults this summer to spread awareness for the millions of lives affected by cancer across the country. This opportunity offers the chance to see the various ways that different communities come together to help one another.
2017 marks the 16th year of the 4K for Cancer sending young adults on journeys across the country in an effort to inspire hope and unite communities in the fight against cancer. The 4K for Cancer is a program of The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF). Interested in joining the fight? Apply to be a rider or runner at www.4kforcancer.org!
Challenge:
Over 70,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer every year. Young adults (ages 15-39) face a variety of unique challenges with a cancer diagnosis including fertility preservation, social isolation, lack of insurance, delayed diagnosis, and more.
Solution:
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With your support, the Ulman Cancer Fund is able to provide free support services and resources for the young adult cancer community including:
Cancer to 5K - a 12-week training program designed to introduce or reintroduce cancer survivors to physical activity.
Patient Navigation - a free program (onsite at cancer centers and remotely through our office) that ensures no young adult ever faces cancer alone. We provide one-on-one support & resources to young adults and their families to help them manage the cancer experience and long-term cancer survival.
Scholarships - a financial assistance program to help young adults continue their education after being affected by cancer through their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one.
UCF House - This year UCF broke ground on a “home away from home” to provide free housing for young adult cancer patients, and their caregivers, in East Baltimore.
Your donation will help make these programs and our mission possible!
Supporters | |||
Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
Pamela Taylor | 07/15/2017 | $50.00 | Lynne Brosch | 06/17/2017 | $50.00 | Joanne Cesar | 06/17/2017 | $50.00 | Cynthia, Sabrina, Olivia, Isabella and Anna Deutsch | 06/10/2017 | $100.00 | "Sister Molly" May the winds always be at your back, May the roads rise up to meet you, May the warm rays of sun fall upon you (your home), And may the hand of a friend always be near. Be safe. We are proud of you. We love you! Enjoy the journey ! Xo | Laurel Byrne | 06/06/2017 | $25.00 | Fred Baker | 05/30/2017 | $50.00 | We wish you much success!! | Your Secret Admirer | 05/24/2017 | $25.00 | Segal Orthodontics PC | 05/24/2017 | $100.00 | The Couch Tomato | 05/17/2017 | $25.00 | Paul P Difilipo | 05/16/2017 | $100.00 | Elizabeth A Larkin | 05/14/2017 | $25.00 | Joe Rogus | 05/13/2017 | $50.00 | Natali Singer | 05/13/2017 | $25.00 | Benu Dhawan | 05/11/2017 | $25.00 | Lisa Lubrano | 05/11/2017 | $20.00 | Go Molly! | Bonnie Gamble | 05/10/2017 | $300.00 | Carol Kassan | 05/10/2017 | $25.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/10/2017 | $5.00 | Stephen's Exterminating, LLC | 05/09/2017 | $200.00 | Norm Kaznica | 05/09/2017 | $50.00 | Steven Rosen | 05/08/2017 | $50.00 | Donations from Meghan, Carol, Claudia and Christine - my fellow Kinetics360 SWEAT (Cherry Hill, NJ) classmates | Dean and Gayle Solomon | 05/07/2017 | $36.00 | Zachary Taylor | 05/06/2017 | $20.00 | Way to go Mollie! We are all so proud of you. | Advocare, LLC | 05/05/2017 | $100.00 | Allison Lassin | 05/03/2017 | $54.09 | Way to go Mollie | Drs. Rosen and Dworkin | 05/02/2017 | $50.00 | Mary Bodman | 05/02/2017 | $15.00 | Ellie Taylor | 05/01/2017 | $36.00 | Benjamin Taylor | 05/01/2017 | $20.00 | Will donate more when I pay rent lol <3 | Helfand Family | 04/30/2017 | $50.00 | Go Mollie, Go! | Merch Family | 04/30/2017 | $100.00 | Dawn Demangone and Russell Yoon | 04/29/2017 | $200.00 | Jerry Siegel | 04/29/2017 | $36.00 | Gerald Queen | 04/29/2017 | $100.00 | Proud of you | Malin & Masly | 04/28/2017 | $100.00 | Tom Sawn | 04/28/2017 | $75.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/28/2017 | $20.00 | Rosanne G Beecher | 04/27/2017 | $10.00 | Molly McKeogh | 04/27/2017 | $25.00 | Good for you!!!! | Samantha Croly | 04/26/2017 | $25.00 | Anette Carmen | 04/26/2017 | $10.00 | Julie and Michael Levy | 04/25/2017 | $50.00 | Erica and Charles Simmons | 04/25/2017 | $50.00 | Lorraine B Jarney | 04/24/2017 | $20.00 | Michele Kominos | 04/24/2017 | $50.00 | Constance S Deangelis | 04/24/2017 | $10.00 | Debby Brunner | 04/24/2017 | $20.00 | Barbara T Taylor | 04/24/2017 | $100.00 | Randi Gelman | 04/21/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck Mollie!! | Betty Bates | 04/19/2017 | $30.00 | Alexa Happ | 04/17/2017 | $100.00 | Best Wishes from the 2017 East Girls Track & Field Team! | Edward Sheehy | 04/10/2017 | $50.00 | Mary Ellen Nyerick | 04/08/2017 | $100.00 | Robert Vogel | 04/05/2017 | $75.00 | Keep fighting for these great causes. Run-woman-Run | Anonymous Friend | 04/04/2017 | $20.00 | Liam Mahoney | 04/04/2017 | $50.00 | You're doing big things!! Proud of you! | Katie Harris | 04/04/2017 | $50.00 | Estoy tan orgullosa de tí!!! | Anonymous Friend | 04/02/2017 | $25.00 | In honor of my mother | Sissy Williams | 03/23/2017 | $25.00 | Steve Rosen shared your hopes for this journey. Praying for your success! | Marian W Mote | 03/20/2017 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/19/2017 | $30.00 | Steven Rosen | 03/17/2017 | $119.00 | from my co-workers at Marketplace PHL | Allison Flitter | 03/14/2017 | $25.00 | Good luck on the best experience of your life! I am so excited for you! | Anonymous Friend | 03/12/2017 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/12/2017 | $30.00 | Erin Herman | 03/02/2017 | $30.00 | You're awesome!! I love you xoxo | Lindsay Cicchino | 03/01/2017 | $50.00 | You are so amazing!! Xoxo | Tanya Sykes | 02/28/2017 | $20.00 | Stay Positive. | Kim Crawford | 02/27/2017 | $10.00 | Good luck Mollie! | Susan Taylor | 02/26/2017 | $30.00 | Susan Taylor | 02/24/2017 | $10.00 | From Tish Petrucci @ New England Development Best of luck Mollie | Mike Orourke | 02/24/2017 | $10.00 | From Winslow Police Dept | Caroline Sawn | 02/04/2017 | $50.00 | Happy Belated Birthday we're so proud of you!! Love Core & Rebecca | Daphna Varadi | 01/29/2017 | $36.00 | We're so proud of you Mollie!!! YOU GO GIRL <3 | Karen & Sam Totora | 01/29/2017 | $100.00 | Go Mollie Go!!! Wishing you a memorable trip for a wonderful cause!! | Daniel Dougherty | 01/28/2017 | $100.00 | Great Effort Mollie! | Pat Gaudet | 01/25/2017 | $50.00 | Kim & Steve Ingber | 01/24/2017 | $50.00 | Good luck! | Dianne and Bill Harris | 01/22/2017 | $100.00 | Way to go Mollie! | Anonymous Friend | 01/21/2017 | $25.00 | Gail Taylor | 01/20/2017 | $100.00 | You are awesome! | Judith Gregorio | 01/16/2017 | $100.00 | Mollie you rock! | Rae & Howard Mintz | 01/15/2017 | $100.00 | Steven Rosen | 01/14/2017 | $100.00 | Best of luck with this great cause! | Anonymous Friend | 01/14/2017 | $5.00 | ❤️ | Judith Albuquerque | 01/14/2017 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 01/13/2017 | $100.00 | Mitchell Novin | 01/11/2017 | $200.00 | Anonymous Friend | 01/11/2017 | $100.00 | So proud of you Mollie! :) ♥ | Anonymous Friend | 01/10/2017 | $75.00 | Mollie Taylor | 01/10/2017 | $100.00 |
Total | $5,302.09 |