Lauren's Run, Annual CURE Picnic Set for April 24 in Dunwoody

Lauren’s Run and the Annual CURE Picnic take place as a one-day event and major fundraiser for CURE Childhood Cancer, an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research and through support of patients and their families.

The event is set for Sunday, April 24, from 8 am to 1 pm at Concourse Office Park in Dunwoody.

You can register for the event by clicking here.

Only pre-registered runners will be timed. Runners competing in the 10K must be able to complete the 10K in 75 minutes, and will not be allowed to start the second loop of the route after 40 minutes. Walk-up (day-of) registrants will not be timed.

Immediately following Lauren’s Run, all registrants are invited to attend the CURE Picnic. The picnic includes a full lunch and family-friendly games & activities including carnival games with prizes, dozens of inflatables, Disney princesses, superheroes, music, dancing, arts and crafts and more.

Lauren’s Run was founded in 1992 in memory of Lauren Zagoria, a three-year old girl from Atlanta, and continuing in memory of Lauren Kochman, a girl who lost her battle with neuroblastoma at only 20 months old.

Since its beginnings, Lauren’s Run has raised almost $3.3 million for pediatric cancer research, and is a Peachtree qualifier.

"For 22 years, the one-day event of Lauren's Run and the CURE Annual Picnic has been so important. We are grateful for the community support which helps us provide critical programs for patients and families and fund research to find a cure for pediatric cancer," said Kristin Connor, Executive Director of CURE Childhood Cancer www.CUREChildhoodCancer.org

"It is awe-inspiring that our tiny, precious girls have made such an impact on the world they left behind. Being part of creating a living, loving legacy by helping other children in my child’s memory has truly been and continues to be a welcome solace. My family and I are so deeply touched by the support, energy, and positive spirit of CURE Childhood Cancer, sponsors, community and beyond," said Janis Zagoria, mother of Lauren Zagoria who was about to turn 3 years old when she lost her life to pediatric cancer."

"We are looking forward to the upcoming Lauren's Run because every year it gets bigger & better. In addition to seeing runners who come back year after year and the enthusiasm and hope of the families and volunteers who join the run and picnic -- for me, my most meaningful experience is seeing how excited and involved my children get. I am so proud as they honor their older sister whom, sadly, neither of them ever got to meet," said Heather McGee, mother of Lauren Kochman who passed away from pediatric cancer at the age of 20 months.

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