5K Raises Record-Setting $45K for The Tomorrow Fund

More than 300 people took part in the Mark Palumbo Memorial University Orthopedics 5K, which started at UOI’s Kettle Point campus in East Providence and continued along the East Bay Bike Path with beautiful waterside views of the Providence skyline. Mike Macedo finished first overall, with a time of 17:02. Bri Bintz won the women's race with a time of 22:14. Their names will be placed on a plaque that was dedicated in Dr. Palumbo’s name prior to the start of the race.

About University Orthopedics
University Orthopedics (UOI, universityorthopedics.com), with clinic locations in Rhode Island (East Greenwich, East Providence, Johnston, Providence, Middletown, North Providence, and Westerly) and Massachusetts (East Bridgewater, Mansfield, North Easton, Plymouth, and Raynham), is a regional center for orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation. UOI includes more than 60 board-certified orthopedic, fellowship-trained musculoskeletal, and sports medicine physicians. These specialists are faculty members of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University who teach medical students, orthopedic residents, and fellowship sub-specialty surgeons.
About The Tomorrow Fund
The Tomorrow Fund, an independent non-profit charitable organization, provides daily financial and emotional support to children with cancer and their families treated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The Tomorrow Fund strives to ensure access to the highest level of comprehensive care while raising public awareness of childhood cancer.