The 2024 IncredibleBank Hope Starts Here Challenge, composed of a variety of running and walking events to raise funds and awareness for the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center (UMBTC), will be held on Saturday, June 15.The UMBTC is a collaborative effort between UP Health System, Northern Michigan University and the Superior Health Foundation. Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. June 14.
The IncredibleBank Hope Starts Here Challenge features the following events, with entry fees indicated: half marathon and 31K challenge, $65; 10K, 5K and leisure walk, $35; and Molly's Mile kids' run for ages 12 and under, $20. Virtual participation is $30. For more information, visit www.hopestartshere.org.
The UMBTC's mission is to empower patients and families dealing with brain tumors through advocacy, research, education and treatment. At the lab on NMU's campus, students learn research techniques while improving the neuro-oncology field's understanding of glioblastoma multiforme, ultimately improving treatment methods and outcomes.
In addition to research in the lab, an NMU organization named Students for the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center advocates on behalf of cancer patients and their families through fundraisers, volunteering and the ChemoCare basket program.
