Hour of Power Relay for Cancer Research
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Donate to the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research at the U of Chicago
Who: All NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Programs and all other interested swim teams.
What: "Hour of Power" Relay in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Funds raised through this event support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people. In 2006, 15 teams joined together to raise team spirit, cancer awareness and $11,000. Last year, the number of participating teams climbed to 53, including 46 college and university programs, four high school and three club teams. Combined, they raised over $42,000 for the Fund.
When: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Central or 5 p.m. Mountain/4 p.m. Pacific
Where: Your program's Home Pool
DETAILS:
The third annual "Leave it in the Pool" event features an “hour-of-power” relay practice on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. EST/4 p.m. CST or 5 p.m. MST/ 4 p.m. PST. The set is one of the Carleton College Knights’ favorites and the team felt it would be appropriate to run a “Leave it in the pool” practice consisting of continuous relays, any stroke, all-out swimming, for an hour, with the objective of keeping all relays in each pool on the same length.
Swimming the "Hour of Power" simultaneously across the country on one afternoon adds to the spirit and fun of the relay. However, those teams unable to participate at the scheduled date/times are encouraged to hold a relay event whenever possible.
The participants in the event are asked to gather pledges and donations for the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research Fund at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.
The University of Chicago will provide each participating team with information well in advance of the event to aid in the fund-raising effort, as well as material regarding sarcoma, the type of cancer that claimed Ted's life.
We encourage participation to raise team spirit and cancer awareness whether or not your program is able to fund raise.
About the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research:
Funds raised for the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research act as seed funding for the University of Chicago pediatric sarcoma research program, allowing collaborative efforts between clinicians and physician-scientists in the identification of the causes of sarcoma, at the most basic molecular and cellular levels. With a team of dedicated pediatric oncologists, orthopedists, and radiation therapists in place, the Ted Mullin Fund has enabled the University of Chicago to recruit Stephen X. Skapek, M.D., an expert in the study and treatment of sarcomas. Dr. Skapek and team aspire to translate new scientific discovery into improved therapies for cancer patients like Ted.
For more information: Contact Rick Mullin, rmullin9@comcast.net, 847-971-5003
2007 List of Participants (as of November 6, 2007):
NESCAC: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams
MIAC: Augsburg, Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Macalester, St. Benedict, St. Catherine, St. John's, St. Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas
UAA: U of Chicago
SCIAC: Occidental, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Redlands, Pomona-Pitzer
NWC: Whitman, Puget Sound
IIAC: Luther
CCIW: Illinois Wesleyan
CAC: York (Pa.)
CCC: Regis (Mass.), Univ. of New England, Roger Williams University
MAC: Lycoming
GNAC: St. Joseph's (Maine)
OAC: Ohio Northern
NEWMAC: Wheaton College (Mass.)
Centennial: Johns Hopkins
Midwest: Lake Forest (Ill.), Grinnell
NCAC: Wooster
ODAC/Bluegrass Mountain: Washington & Lee
Liberty: Skidmore
Big Ten: Northwestern University (Ill.) Men
Club Teams: Lake Forest Swim Club (Lake Forest, Ill.), New Trier Swim Club (Winnetka, Ill.), Northwestern Aquatics Swim Organization/Wildcat Aquatics (Evanston, Ill.)
High School Teams: Culver Academies (Culver, Ind.), Falls Church (Falls Church, Va.), Lake Forest JV Girls (Lake Forest, Ill.), New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.)
