Two events taking place this weekend will support important health efforts.
Purple Stride: Pancreatic cancer research
On Saturday, June 21, teams from across the Omaha metro — including from UNMC and its clinical enterprise partners — will be taking part in Purple Stride, a 5K run and walk to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research.
More than 45,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. The five-year survival rate is just 6 percent, and it’s been recently learned that pancreatic cancer is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. by 2020. These statistics need to change, and the participants in Purple Stride are committed to helping this happen.
The event features a timed 5K race and an untimed 5K run/walk and one-mile walk.
Registration is still available for Saturday’s event, which is sponsored in part by The Nebraska Medical Center. To learn more about Purple Stride and join a team, click here.
Scottish Rite Golf Tournament: Munroe-Meyer Institute
Registration is still open for the RiteCare Classic Golf Outing and Benefit, with a portion of the event’s proceeds going to UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.
The golf event will be held on Friday, June 20, at the Shoreline Golf Club in Carter Lake. Registration opens at 11 a.m. with a 12:30 p.m. start. The cost is $85 per player ($340 per foursome), and $20 for dinner only.
The cost covers 18 holes at Shoreline, followed by prime rib dinner at the Scottish Rite (202 S. 20th St.) with raffle prizes.
Proceeds will benefit MMI’s RiteCare Speech and Language Clinic.
For more information or to register, call 402-342-1300 or e-mail Micah Evans at RiteCare of Nebraska.