Lawndale Tribune AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - November 14, 2013 WWII, Korean and Vietnam War Veterans Saluted 365 Days a Year ‘Heroes of Hope’ Race Gathers Large Crowd to Raise Funds, Awareness By Cristian Vasquez More than 1,200 people gathered for this year’s Heroes of Hope Race for Research, which took place on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Dockweiler State Beach. The day included a 5K/10K, Kid’s Fun Run and Wellness Expo where all participants, runners and walkers were able to enjoy the day with featured guests such as professional athletes, prominent healthcare professionals, celebrities and brain tumor survivors, all there in the name of finding a cure. “It is humbling and feels like such an honor and a privilege to do this work,” said Lisa Miller, who runs the charity hosting the event. “This is such a tremendous team effort and all I do is the physical work. I feel extremely guided by angels and believe that seeing and feeling hope is such a gift.” With two teams from Hawthorne and Lawndale and many more from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, all with brain tumor survivors, including some who are children, this year’s race registered a steady pace of growth in raising both funds and awareness about brain tumors and cancer. All proceeds from the race go directly toward funding innovative pediatric and adult brain tumor research from professionals such as Dr. Linda Liau’s team at UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Jonathan Finlay’s neural tumor team at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles/USC Keck School of Medicine and the department of neurosurgery at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center. “We organize the event from afar since we reside in Northern Virginia, outside of DC, so that is a challenge in itself,” Miller said. “The last-minute details are tough… but thanks to so many great people who participate, they want to help. The hospitals, the patients and the caregivers all do a tremendous job volunteering to assist.” The first Heroes of Hope Race six years ago attracted 400 participants, but has since seen the crowd grow to triple that amount. For the event, organizers include the Rivals United in Hope (RUH) team competition, which pits teams from across Southern California against one another in a friendly battle for the coveted trophies for biggest team and highest fundraising, making teams’ participation an integral part in helping raise much-needed funds and awareness to help those affected by brain tumors. Current statistics posted on the Heroes of Hope Race website indicate that brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor death in children of all ages, brain tumors are the second-leading cause of death in men under the age of 39 and 20 percent of all cancers will spread to the brain. Due to the location of the tumors, most patients experience a loss in their ability to move, speak, see, hear and breathe, and they face a tremendous risk of death. “It is often hard to put into words how I feel on that day, and I am usually overcome with emotion after the event,” Miller said. “Since the funds raised go right back into the hospitals in Los Angeles, we always hope the County and City will be welcoming. So far they have been.” For more information about the Heroes of Hope race, persons interested can visit www.heroesofhoperace.org • “This is such a tremendous team effort and all I do is the physical work. I feel extremely guided by angels and believe that seeing and feeling hope is such a gift.” Inside This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds............................2 Entertainment......................2 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals.................................6,7 Pets........................................8 Police Report.......................3 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 66˚/57˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 64˚/52˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 64˚/52˚ On a small, grassy plaza at Inglewood’s City Hall stands the Memorial Obelisk Monument. Supported by a stone panel at its middle, the memorial is engraved with the phrase, “To keep forever living the freedom for which they died. We dedicate this memorial to our dead in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.” The names of those who perished are on either side of the memorial. In the middle is a column with a sword and wreath, and on top, an eagle. Photo by Cristian Vasquez.
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