BURKE, Va., July 1, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stillbrave Childhood Cancer Foundation announced that its founder and director, \u201cTattoo Tom\u201d Mitchell is on a mission to raise $500,000 to support children with cancer and their families. From August 9 through 13, he will return to Mount St. Helens to make his fourth attempt at what\u2019s been called \u201cthe most challenging endurance race in North America\u201d \u2013 the Bigfoot 200.<\/p>\n
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\nThe race is 206.5 miles and he\u2019ll be joined by Loren Jewell, a childhood cancer survivor and firefighter who beat the odds after being told upon diagnosis that she might never walk again. Pacing Mitchell and Jewell is Katie Healy, a pediatric oncology nurse who cared for not only Jewell, but also Mitchell\u2019s daughter, Shayla, while she was undergoing cancer treatment.<\/p>\n
The Bigfoot 200 is Stillbrave\u2019s largest fundraising effort of the year and they hope to meet their fundraising goal through sponsorships and direct donations. Each mile is dedicated to a different child impacted by cancer and funds are raised in their honor. Mitchell and Jewell will carry pictures of these children and will acknowledge them at each mile.<\/p>\n
After Mitchell\u2019s daughter, Shayla, lost her hard-fought battle with childhood cancer in 2009, he founded Stillbrave Childhood Cancer Foundation. He\u2019s dedicated his life to helping the families of children battling cancer in any way possible.<\/p>\n
Mitchell\u2019s ability to console the inconsolable is an invaluable asset within the confines of a hospital room. Humor and compassion, and first-hand knowledge, are almost impossible to quantify and cannot be delivered in a gift card or care package.<\/p>\n
\u201cShayla died in 2009. I\u2019m not running this for my daughter; I\u2019m running it for yours,\u201d Mitchell says.<\/p>\n
To sponsor a mile of the race in honor of a child impacted by cancer, or to make a donation of any kind, visit https:\/\/run.stillbrave.org\/<\/a> or contact Mitchell at: bigfoot4@stillbrave.org.<\/p>\n Stillbrave Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides non-medical support to children with cancer and their families. It helps them financially and emotionally, on a case-by-case basis, as they struggle with the toughest battle of their lives. Learn more: Learn more at: https:\/\/www.stillbrave.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook:About Stillbrave Childhood Cancer Foundation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n– https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Stillbrave\/<\/a>
\n– https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tattootom1<\/a><\/p>\n
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