Claire Romine is a graduate student at University of Delaware. In the summer of 2018, she will be traveling with a group of college-aged students on a 49-day, 4000+ mile run from San Francisco to Baltimore, raising money and awareness for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
What is your connection to the cancer community?
Five years ago as my Senior year of high school was just beginning and the college applications were approaching I never thought that bad news would be coming my direction. I will always remember the day that my Mom explained to me that she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and would have to get surgery before starting chemotherapy. Although she had to fight for eight long months she was still there to attend every lacrosse game, track meet, and college visit. She kept a smile on her face every day no matter how much pain she was going through. My Mom is one of the toughest women I know and was able to beat cancer.
Once I went to college, I decided to become a camp counselor over the Summer at a camp for children who have gone through oncology treatments. These children have been some of the strongest that I have met and really make you have a different outlook on life. I also participated in UDance, an organization that raises money for the B+ foundation during my 4 years at the University of Delaware. All of these events in my life have lead me to pursue a Master’s degree in Clinical Exercise and Physiology to work with Oncology patients who are fighting a battle that nobody deserves and be able to make their day just a little bit better.
Why are you traveling 4,000 miles this summer with the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults?
I run for those that can’t- all of the people that have lost the battle to cancer and all of those that are continuing to still fight. Although I was always interested in Exercise Science, when my Mom had to overcome Breast Cancer it made me want to work with cancer patients in my career. Since Middle School I have always been a runner and enjoyed going out on a run as a stress reliever. Between playing sports and being on the track team in high school my love for running grew even more. In college, I participated in local races as well as a few half marathons. I want to be a runner to make a difference in the lives that I will be working with during the 49 days running across the country. When I heard about 4K I thought that this would be a perfect opportunity for me to combine my love for running as well as for working with those affected by cancer.
2018 marks the 17th 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 a 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!
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| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Kristee Chaplin | 09/03/2018 | $75.00 | Great job Claire! | Anonymous Friend | 08/31/2018 | $5.00 | Thank you Jess! | Grace Terry | 08/01/2018 | $20.00 | Could not be more proud of you! | Dharni Moharil | 08/01/2018 | $50.00 | Way to go Claire! | Gail Dooling | 08/01/2018 | $100.00 | Colleen Hick | 08/01/2018 | $50.00 | You're an inspiration. | Anonymous Friend | 07/30/2018 | $14.26 | You did it!! $16,000 raised to help others! Go Claire go! | Natalie Neuschatz | 07/29/2018 | $50.00 | Grace McCusker | 07/28/2018 | $50.00 | With love from the McCuskers! | Anonymous Friend | 07/27/2018 | $50.00 | Marguerite Mahoney | 07/25/2018 | $20.00 | Claire, Wishing you the best on your journey across the country for a great cause. Miss you teaching weight training class at UD! Keep up the journey. Marguerite | Huddie & Kevin Murray | 07/21/2018 | $100.00 | Claire, you are awesome! Your Texas family/fans are behind you! | Anonymous Friend | 07/16/2018 | $40.00 | Thank you Tyler Ball and Fern Collins | Kathy Romine | 07/15/2018 | $50.00 | Thanks to Joe & Dorothy from Beach 4! | Tammy Ursini | 07/10/2018 | $50.00 | In honor of my sister who passed away 2 years ago from breast cancer. Claire you are amazing and doing a great job!! | Kathy Romine | 07/10/2018 | $30.00 | Brian & Nancy Porter wish you luck on your journey! | Anonymous Friend | 07/10/2018 | $35.00 | Thank you Chell! You rock :) | Kathleen Seacat | 07/10/2018 | $250.00 | Amanda Criezis | 07/07/2018 | $100.00 | Way to go Claire!!! Hugs from Pennsylvania...❤️ The Criezis’ | Megan Marie | 07/02/2018 | $30.00 | Keep it up Claire!! | Cookie Colyer | 07/02/2018 | $200.00 | Kathy Romine | 06/21/2018 | $250.00 | Keep chasing and achieving your goals Claire! We are very proud of you and love you! Mom & Dad | Beth Pecenka | 06/20/2018 | $100.00 | Awesome you are doing this Claire! I appreciate it so much!! | Meghen Hiller | 06/17/2018 | $50.00 | Melissa & Jimmy Wright | 06/16/2018 | $50.00 | Good Luck Claire! You are such an inspiration! | Randolph Parks | 06/16/2018 | $40.00 | Dear Claire Lori and I are so proud of your accomplishments and your recent graduation All the best as you run to help others Randy and Lori Parks | STEPHEN DAVIS | 06/13/2018 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 06/11/2018 | $56.00 | Thank you Danielle Klimek and Lauren! | Balchem Corporation | 06/05/2018 | $1,000.00 | Kathy Romine | 06/01/2018 | $20.00 | Thanks to Todd Smith for this donation! | Anonymous Friend | 05/30/2018 | $25.00 | Robert Smith | 05/22/2018 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/19/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you Jesse and Alex! | Michelle Rivielle | 05/18/2018 | $100.00 | So proud of you Claire! Good luck! | Elaine&ralph Ryan | 05/15/2018 | $100.00 | thanks for all your help at speed geezer. good luck, have fun and God bless. | Laura Miller | 05/15/2018 | $150.00 | Good luck Claire! Love, The Millers | Anonymous Friend | 05/15/2018 | $25.00 | Run Claire Run! | Lou Peticca | 05/15/2018 | $100.00 | Claire glad to support you!! Keep making your life extraordinary | John and Margie INCANTALUPO | 05/15/2018 | $50.00 | Way to go Claire! | Amy Adams | 05/15/2018 | $30.00 | I can't believe you are doing this - you go girl! | Anonymous Friend | 05/15/2018 | $368.00 | Thank you to everybody! You are all amazing and I cannot wait to run for such a worthy cause. | Anonymous Friend | 05/14/2018 | $10.00 | Thanks Rachelle! You rock. | Meryl Gardner | 05/12/2018 | $75.00 | I figured I'd donate enough for 3 exercise prescriptions, and then let my boyfriend, Bill Spinn, and son, Isaac Schlecht, know that they are covered if they want them. It may take me a few days to get up the nerve or come up with a way to communicate this, and I'll try to keep you posted. If I don't, it's fine to bug me. Thanks | Ray Nagorny | 05/11/2018 | $100.00 | Best of luck Claire. | Susan Olson | 05/10/2018 | $50.00 | Good luck, Claire! Your willingness to undertake this challenge is very inspiring. | Allie Smith | 05/09/2018 | $25.00 | Nancy Steeby-Smith | 05/09/2018 | $50.00 | Way to go Claire | Anonymous Friend | 05/09/2018 | $130.00 | Thank you so much to everybody who venmoed me to support 4k! You are all amazing. | Cathy Wojewodzki | 05/08/2018 | $100.00 | Andrea Banu | 05/08/2018 | $10.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/07/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you to Carol Bull for your donation! | Katie Piazza | 05/07/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you Claire for my Exercise Prescription!! | Schmitzer Family | 05/07/2018 | $500.00 | Go get 'em Claire!!!! | Marilyn & Carol Hustis-Tice | 05/06/2018 | $50.00 | To all of you who are participating- Be safe and be strong! You are helping many on this great journey! | Anonymous Friend | 05/06/2018 | $50.00 | Thank you Becca and Meredith! | Anonymous Friend | 05/01/2018 | $302.00 | Thank you to all who attended the Bike and Brunch! | Anonymous Friend | 05/01/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you Sophie! Can't wait to help you meet your fitness goals :) | Charles E Creswell | 04/23/2018 | $25.00 | Kevin G Lynott | 04/23/2018 | $25.00 | Gdrun H Rank | 04/22/2018 | $150.00 | Schwab Charitable | 04/18/2018 | $150.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/17/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help. | Brian W Porter | 04/10/2018 | $50.00 | Mark Tice | 04/07/2018 | $100.00 | We are so excited to be able to support you in such a wonderful cause Claire. Toni and Mark Tice | Cheryl Schuch | 04/05/2018 | $100.00 | So proud of you Claire!! | Larry Bell | 04/05/2018 | $500.00 | Happy to support you for this worthy cause! All the best! | Sharyn Kardos | 04/05/2018 | $50.00 | Good luck Clare from baby Charlottes' Mimi !!!! | Robert D Gilmartin | 04/02/2018 | $2,243.00 | Kevin Connelly | 04/01/2018 | $50.00 | Best wishes, Claire! Thanks for all your help this year. | Betty Wagner | 03/30/2018 | $25.00 | You go Girl!! See ya in Baltimore!! | Mark Donahue | 03/29/2018 | $50.00 | Best of luck Claire! I know if anyone can run this far, it’s you! | Anonymous Friend | 03/29/2018 | $110.25 | Thank you to everybody that came out to the Lake Mohawk Country Club to support my run this Summer. It really means a lot to me! | Gina Loewen | 03/29/2018 | $100.00 | Melissa Miceli Fagersten | 03/29/2018 | $100.00 | So so proud of you Claire! Keep doing amazing things! | Eileen M Hickey | 03/28/2018 | $100.00 | Bonfire | 03/15/2018 | $401.79 | Eduardo Garcia | 03/14/2018 | $50.00 | Sophie Guderian | 03/12/2018 | $10.00 | Glad we can help you out, Claire! -UD KGSO Officers | Kathy Romine | 03/11/2018 | $100.00 | Lake Mohawk Country Club | 03/11/2018 | $250.00 | Donna Carlson | 03/09/2018 | $15.00 | Way to go Claire! Awesome Job! | Iron Hill Brewery, LLC | 03/05/2018 | $101.70 | Anonymous Friend | 03/02/2018 | $20.00 | Thank you Henry Wagner for your donation! | Judy Smith | 03/02/2018 | $30.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/01/2018 | $100.00 | Thank you Preston and Lee! | Will McHugh | 02/28/2018 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 02/26/2018 | $20.00 | Thank you Chris Kendall (Cardiac Rehab). It means a lot! | Nancy LeBel | 02/26/2018 | $40.00 | Jill Roland | 02/25/2018 | $50.00 | Don Laubach | 02/23/2018 | $25.00 | Claire, you were a big help to me at Renal Rehab, paying it forward | Anonymous Friend | 02/22/2018 | $22.00 | Thank you Nicole Altmark! | Anonymous Friend | 02/20/2018 | $100.00 | Good Luck Claire! Love, Uncle Mike & Aunt Candi | Stephanie Prather | 02/18/2018 | $50.00 | Claire, best of luck!! Proud of you for doing this run! | Anonymous Friend | 02/18/2018 | $28.00 | Thank you Matt, Jamie, Grace, Steph and Daniella | Tyler Ball | 02/16/2018 | $10.00 | You are amazing | Sophie Guderian | 02/15/2018 | $10.00 | Andrew Major | 02/11/2018 | $15.00 | Keep up the great work Claire you're awesome | Jay & Jacquie Newman | 02/10/2018 | $100.00 | well done Claire | Michelle O'Shea | 02/10/2018 | $50.00 | Good luck! Your Mom is a rock! | Mary Decker | 02/09/2018 | $50.00 | This is great! Good Luck Claire - Ed, Mary, Sean and Jared Decker | Gilbert A Gibbs | 02/09/2018 | $50.00 | Kathy O'Rourke O'Leary | 02/07/2018 | $15.00 | Anonymous Friend | 01/19/2018 | $600.00 | Thank you so much to the following schools for your donations Sparta High School Sparta Middle School Mohawk Avenue School Helen Morgan Alpine | Jacqueline O'Donnell | 01/16/2018 | $75.00 | Godspeed to the world’s most amazing daughter. | Tricia & Jason Schubert/Wood | 01/16/2018 | $100.00 | This is such a wonderful cause! Jay and I know you will do amazing! | Neil Sauerwein | 01/15/2018 | $15.00 | Mark Hollowell | 01/13/2018 | $40.00 | Chris and Nina Canzoniero | 01/12/2018 | $50.00 | Good luck Claire! | Knoll Properties | 01/12/2018 | $400.00 | Dear Claire, Your father has been a tremendous new member of our team here at Knoll Properties. He has never once mentioned the struggles of your mom nor your campaign...we simply came across it in the Sparta Independent. He has no idea but we are proud to make a donation to your campaign. Best of luck....you are truly an inspiration. -The Knoll Properties Team | Robin Henderson | 01/12/2018 | $15.00 | Nancy Craig | 01/12/2018 | $25.00 | Good luck, Claire! I know you'll kick butt! | The Podell Family | 01/11/2018 | $40.00 | You're amazing!! Good luck!! | Bridget Curley | 01/11/2018 | $50.00 | So proud of you, Claire! You're doing amazing things! | Shauna Stanley | 01/11/2018 | $25.00 | Go Claire! what a terrific endeavor! looks like your mom gave you her strength. | Dave Richmond | 01/11/2018 | $25.00 | Good luck! | Nancy S. Murray | 12/30/2017 | $50.00 | Geraldine E Ball | 12/20/2017 | $30.00 | Claire: You never cease to amaze me. You always go for bigger and bigger. I am so proud of the person you have become. | James Murray | 12/18/2017 | $250.00 | Timothy Parosky | 12/14/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck! | Thomas Hart | 12/12/2017 | $50.00 | Great Cause !!!! Good Luck !!!! | Sue Sinigaglio | 12/11/2017 | $100.00 | Good Luck! | Dmuchowski Family | 12/10/2017 | $50.00 | What a great cause ! Good luck Claire! | Margaret Wilkinson | 12/08/2017 | $30.00 | Good luck!!! | Anonymous Friend | 12/05/2017 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 12/03/2017 | $20.00 | Khristyn Kane | 11/29/2017 | $35.00 | Thank you for doing this and have a blast! | Kathleen Seacat | 11/29/2017 | $250.00 | Cheryl Kalafut | 11/27/2017 | $30.00 | Veronica Duffy | 11/25/2017 | $250.00 | Claire!! You are an inspiration that seems to know NO bounds! God speed on your journey and know you have the support of “friends from miles around”! Love You Very Much!! | Nicole Hart | 11/21/2017 | $100.00 | This is amazing. You are amazing. You go girl! | Anonymous Friend | 11/21/2017 | $43.00 | Bob Hart | 11/20/2017 | $200.00 | Good Luck Claire... in honor of Jenn's Mom Bonnie Gabriel | Leota Murray | 11/19/2017 | $500.00 | Hilary Murray | 11/19/2017 | $100.00 | Lara Williamson | 11/16/2017 | $50.00 | Thanks for all you do to support those with Cancer! My mother is an ovarian cancer Survivor, and my father is a prostate cancer Survivor. My father loves the Speed Geezer program you offer at U of D. | Pamela Willrodt | 11/15/2017 | $40.00 | Thanks for doing this, Claire!! | Sandra Quesada | 11/15/2017 | $40.00 | Goodluck Claire! | Wei-Ming Chen | 11/15/2017 | $40.00 | Good luck! | Katelyn Engine | 11/15/2017 | $15.00 | Kate Murray | 11/14/2017 | $50.00 | thanks Claire | Theresa Edmiston | 11/14/2017 | $50.00 | What an awesome endeavor to participate in! Good luck and we love you. John and Theresa Edmiston | Beverly La Rock | 11/13/2017 | $100.00 | Claire I am pulling for you. I know you can do this. Bev | Janice McFarland | 11/01/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck Claire! | Soccer Shots | 10/31/2017 | $50.00 | Katie Piazza | 10/31/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck Claire! | Jenn Bunkers | 10/30/2017 | $50.00 | Joanna Guarda | 10/27/2017 | $50.00 | Go Claire! Great cause! | The Tice Family | 10/27/2017 | $200.00 | Good luck!! | Sarah Heyl | 10/26/2017 | $50.00 | Go girl! This is awesome! | Victor Boonham | 10/26/2017 | $20.00 | Kathy Romine | 10/26/2017 | $250.00 | So proud of you Claire and your dedication to making an impact on the world! | Sarah Bennett | 10/26/2017 | $100.00 | You go Claire!!! | Kaitlin Poillon | 10/26/2017 | $50.00 | You are amazing!!!!! | Jill Poles | 10/26/2017 | $25.00 | This is awesome! Hope you get everything you need | Claire Romine | 10/25/2017 | $100.00 |
| Total | $16,300.00 | ||