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The Runners Prepare
Citizens of the Tampa Bay area are always eager to get their exercise for a good cause. In 2011, nearly 2000 of your neighbors took part, generating over $75,000 for cancer research. Join us in the cool of the evening in historic Ybor for the 2012 race and post-party.
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It's Kids' Stuff
Children are at the heart of Richard’s Run for Life, and our events are for the whole family. Special activities are planned for the very young and the young at heart. Your kids will enjoy meeting the people who make up their community. -
Working Up An Appetite
Racing under the Richard’s Run for Life flag always means the best of sustenance for body and soul. Local restaurants donate refreshments and delicacies so that 100% of money raised can go to cancer research. Participants literally “run for life.”
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be. - Patanjali
This quote was a great motivator for me and still is. Using my experience as a runner and my desire to find a cure for cancer I created “Richard’s Run for Life” under the Gonzmart Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to fine a cure for cancer. Creating Richard’s run was a way to fulfill this goal of finding a cure.
- Richard Gonzmart
Each year the Tampa Bay community gets together to run for life through the streets of Ybor City.
Thanks to all who joined me on November 2, 2012 to celebrate a brave survivor!
In 2011, over 1700 people participated in our 10th Anniversary event and our goal in 2012 was to fill Centennial Park with 2000 participants. It is hard to believe it's been eleven years since I created “Richard’s Run for Life” under the Gonzmart Family Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, to raise funds for research at Moffitt Cancer Center. Many of our lives have been touched by those who have had cancer and I have personally lost family members and dear friends to this horrible disease. My passion to find a cure for cancer is huge and I am motivated to help Moffitt beat this horrible disease.
For the 2011 race we honored eight-year-old pianist, Josalyn Kaldenberg. After her diagnosis of osteosarcoma in her right shoulder, Dr. G. Doug Letson, from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, removed her tumor and replaced her humerus with a titanium version that will expand as she grows. I am proud to report she is doing well and once again playing the piano! To learn more about Josalyn’s remarkable surgery go to www.usforacle.com/campus-doctors-give-iowan-youngster-a-bionic-arm-1.2599338.
High Octane Fuel
Area restaurants provide a community feast for race participants.
Andrea’s Sip for Life
See you in March of 2014
Enjoy premium wines and tapas prepared by The Columbia Restaurant to raise more funds for cancer research. This event began in 2007 in memory of Andrea Dicks Hartley, a young mother and Moffitt patient who lost her battle to sarcoma cancer. Your dollars can help others win the fight!
