Glenn Vawter was able to combine fun with fundraising during an annual family vacation last summer. Vawter, whose wife Terry died of pancreatic cancer last year, took his daughter and grandchildren to Catalina Island for a short getaway from their home in Las Vegas.
As they do each year, the Vawter family marched in the Catalina Island Fourth of July Parade. This time, however, they decided to collect money for pancreatic cancer research. Terry’s daughter and granddaughter pushed a stroller decorated with a homemade sign saying “Donations in Memory of Terry (Granny)—Pancreatic Cancer Research—Hirshberg Foundation.” Vawter and his grandsons followed behind the stroller, each holding a corner of the flag. According to Glenn, “To our surprise, people threw money in the flag.” That day the Vawters raised almost $600 for the Hirshberg Pancreatic Cancer Research Center in memory of Terry Vawter.