This is a USA Track and Field sanctioned and certified 5K course for runners and walkers of all ages. Albany Running Exchange (ARE) will again be providing chip-timing and results.
The mission of the Capital Region Special Surgery (CRSS) Race for Hope is to hold a 5k community walk/run to raise funds to provide financial assistance to people living with brain, head and neck cancer in the Capital Region.
The 5th Annual CRSS Race for Hope will be held on Saturday, September 28th at 10am. The course starts and ends at the Capital Region Special Surgery medical offices at 1220 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands, NY (Exit 4 off of I-90 in Albany, NY)
**THERE IS DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION**
Entry Fees:
By August 31, 2013 – $20
August 31-September 27, 2013 – $25
DAY OF RACE Registration—$30
Children 12 and under& Teams of 10 people or more – $10 PER PERSON
Online registration ends Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at midnight/Mail-in registration ends Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at 4p
PACKET PICK UP: September 23-27th, 2013 9am-4pm at:
Capital Region Special Surgery 1220 New Scotland Road, Suite 204, Slingerlands, New York, 12159 Phone: 518-439-4326 or 518-441-8570
Since 2009, the CRSS Race for Hope events have raised over $175,000, of which all monies have been dedicated to fundraising, since all overhead costs are underwritten by Capital Region Special Surgery.
In 2012 we established a fund with the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region to make grants to not-for-profit organizations/programs serving uninsured and underinsured patients who are experiencing a financial hardship related to a brain, head, or neck cancer diagnosis in the Capital Region.
This year’s recipient organizations were:
C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region Inc.
The Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) at Saratoga Hospital
The Ellis Hospital Foundation “Caring for the Entire Patient” program.
*Patient services at St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center is a past recipient (If you are currently a patient undergoing brain, head, or neck cancer treatment at St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center, there are funds available to help. Please contact your St. Peter’s Cancer Care provider for more information.
Funds granted to these organizations have been set up to assist patients who are experiencing a financial hardship related to their cancer diagnosis which include, but may not be limited to:
-Medication Co-pays (related to their cancer diagnosis)
-Nutritional supplements and enteral feeding products
-Grocery and gas gift cards
-Grant requests for larger one-time expenses, including dental expenses (related to cancer diagnosis), respite care and patient specific equipment.
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