Video: Walkathon To Help Locals with Cancer

With the message that “it could happen to someone you love,” organizers of a are inviting the public to support two locals as they and their families deal with the expenses involved in treating their forms of cancer.

will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on and around the track of . Proceeds from the event will help cover the costs of chemotherapy, prescriptions, doctor visits and more for two individuals—Taylor LaCroy, a 16-year-old sophomore at East Paulding High School diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and Justin Perkins, a 25-year-old Dallas resident whose Hodgkin’s lymphoma is at stage 3.

Saturday’s family-friendly event, which is open to the public, will feature a children’s area with inflatables, pony rides, a rock wall, face painting, vendors, a blood drive and more.

Learn more about Saturday’s walkathon from event organizer Beth Waters of Operation Appreciation in the attached video, and return to Dallas-Hiram Patch later this week to hear LaCroy and Perkins tell their stories.

For more information on the event, to donate or to volunteer, contact Waters at 678-898-9735 or info@operationappreciationga.org.