By Adam Pollack On March 9, I was joined by thousands of fellow runners at the LA Marathon to do something big: run a marathon. We were all there with […]
Hirshberg Training Team Participant Spotlight – Running Changed My Life
By Alicia Easter When I decided to join the crazy club of people who run marathons, I thought, “Why not run in my new hometown of Los Angeles?” At first […]
Event Spotlight – 2nd Annual Manhattan Beach Run/Walk for Bill
By Jan Dunbar On Saturday, March 2, 2014 the 2nd Annual Run/Walk for Bill raised $10,000 for pancreatic cancer research! This was our 2nd year honoring the memory of Bill […]
Teen Scientist Shares our Message of Hope
You Can H.E.L.P Spotlight – Pants Off Racing, Inc. Adopt-A-Family Program
By D.R. Amato My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006. In 2009 she travelled to Los Angeles from Ohio to participant in the Hirshberg Foundation’s annual LA Cancer […]
LACC Participant Spotlight – Maggie’s First 5k
By Matt Skinner The LA Cancer Challenge has been a part of my family’s lives for the last 11 years. When our friend Mark was diagnosed in 2002 we raced […]
LACC Team Spotlight – Mia’s Angels
By Topiltzin Sanchez, Team Captain When asked to write this brief explanation as to why I participate in the LA Cancer Challenge I was dumbfounded. Didn’t know what to do […]
LACC Team Spotlight – Milstein Adelman
By Antherine Perkins, Team Captain The law offices of Milstein Adelman began working with The Hirshberg Foundation to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer due to our common goals. […]
LACC Team Spotlight – Ohana Means Family
By Jayme Heyl, Team Captain Participating in the LA Cancer Challenge has quickly become an annual tradition for our family. Ohana Means Family was formed in the fall of 2012 […]
LACC Team Spotlight – Team LANA
By Christina Santoro, Team Captain On August 18, 2010 at 7:34 am, our Mother Lana took her last breath after a short two-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed peacefully […]