Written by: Staff
Posted: Tuesday, 06 May 2008
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will present its second annual Rock & Run on the River on June 8.
This one-day event will feature a 5K run/walk followed by a festival on Hudson River Park’s Pier 84. Dan Abrams, MSNBC host and chief legal correspondent for NBC News, will host. All participants will receive a Rock & Run T-shirt designed by honorary event co-chair, acclaimed fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo. After the run/walk, attendees can enjoy:
• A specially designed Survivors’ Area where cancer survivors and their families can gather to celebrate and reflect together
• Distinctive dishes prepared by some of New York’s top restaurants.
• Musical performances by New York talent
• Yoga, fitness classes and massages in the Cool-Down Lounge
• Hands-on, family-friendly activities in the Kids’ Zone
The event is designed to raise awareness and funds for MSKCC’s Cancer Survivorship Initiative. With more men, women and children living beyond cancer than ever before, this pioneering initiative serves as a national and international model for programs designed to meet survivors’ special needs.
Participants can register online at
www.mskcc.org/rockandrun. For more information, call 646-227-3885 or email
rockandrun@mskcc.org. The cost to participate is $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the event.
Erik Schlimmer tells the story of how he learned to fastpack the Adirondacks, a grueling 110 miles and 19,000 vertical feet of climbing, in five days with only 11 pounds on his back. 
