5k Traffic Jam

June 17, 2010

The 15th Annual ABC 7 Jim Gibbons 5K Run, 3K Walk & Survivors’ Strut will take place June 17, 2010 at Arvey Field in Grant Park – Columbus near Roosevelt.

Also on hand that night, one of the greatest 80′s cover bands in the City! Rock out and reminisce to this great band all night long!

Established in 2003. 16 Candles makes it their personal duty and pleasure to bring all the great 80′s songs you love to life in full force. Their attention to detail and commitment to entertainment captivates audiences and inspires new ways of dancing and thinking (not to mention drinking). The members are 5 fun-loving guys with a simple love for the music of years gone by and a mission to fuse nostalgia and style to create a sight & sound spectacular unlike any other!

In 1946, when the Leukemia Research Foundation was established to memorialize 12 year-old Sherwin Pessin, leukemia was a well-known but not well-understood disease. For Sherwin, as well as the thousands of other children and adults stricken yearly, there was no hope and no possibility for a cure. Esther Reckles, Sherwin’s aunt, decided to raise money to combat leukemia, in honor of her nephew. His doctor, Dr. Davidson of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, suggested raising money for medical research.

That first year, an enormous amount of money was raised, $1,500. (Keep in mind that the US average annual income in 1946 was only $2,500!) A check was presented to a local hospital to support leukemia research.

Understanding that a cure is the only permanent solution to ending the tragedy of blood cancers, this one woman’s crusade motivated thousands to join her efforts to raise money for research. The year 2006 marked the 60th year that the LRF has relentlessly dedicated itself to finding a cure.

Our beverage sponsor for the 5K Traffic Jam is MillerCoors. Their flagship brand, Miller Lite, is the great tasting, less filling beer that defined the American light beer category in 1975. Today, Miller Lite is the ultimate light beer, known for its inherent quality of great taste. Miller Lite is the only beer to win four gold awards in the World Beer Cup® for best American-Style light lager