This annual event benefits Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, a national organization dedicated to eliminate pediatric cancer and to provide hope and support to those who are touched by it.

New this year, we will have children’s field events for kids ages 11 and under. Field events will include a ¼ mile lap race or fun obstacle course!

The course is on a scenic route of the Fox Valley Bike Path, and is USATF certified. This is a CARA registered event.

Following the races, we will have a free pancake breakfast for all participants.

Non-participants can purchase breakfast ($5/adult and $3/child 11 and under)

Event Information:

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Eastview Elementary School
540 Longwood Drive
Algonquin, IL 60102

Check-in and registration opens: 7:00 am
** For pre-registered participants, suggested arrival time is around 8:00 am.

5K & 10K Run/Walk: 8:45 am
Field events for children: 9:00 am
Award Ceremony: 10:00 am

Sign up early! Registration before September 25th is $20 for adults and $15 for children (ages 11 and under). After September 25th, registration is $25 for adults and $15 for children (ages 11 and under).

Run T-shirts will be given to first 450 registrants. Every child participating in the children’s field events will be recognized.

Race Divisions: 9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over

Free pancake breakfast for all race participants. For non-participants:$5 for adults and $3 for children (11 & under)

During the foundation's 14-year history, over 80% of our revenue has supported the mission through its programs and services.

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation traces its beginnings to 1992 in the hospital room of a little boy named Barrett 'Bear' Krupa. While undergoing treatment for Wilms Tumor, 'Bear' and his family witnessed firsthand the needs of other patients and their families, understood the need for additional support services within pediatric oncology facilities and became keenly aware of the need for research in the field of pediatric cancer. More often than not, 'Bear' expressed more concern for the happiness and comfort of other pediatric cancer patients than he did for himself. It was through these experiences that he and his mother, Kathleen Casey, decided to form a foundation aimed at helping others, just before his death in the winer of 1993.

Cancer knows no ethnic, economic, geographic, or religious borders however, a child should never have to endure this devastating disease. So please become a partner by supporting or participating in the Run For The Bear