This year, the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Champions Run for Life Torch Run event. The Torch Run is an Olympic-style relay race full of inspirational and uplifting moments. Patient “champions” carry a torch – a symbol of hope for a cure for childhood cancer and serious blood disorders – as they walk, run, wheel or are carried through a one-eighth mile celebratory lap. The patient passes the torch to the next “Champion,” together getting one step closer to the finish line. Patients are cheered on by family, friends, sponsors and supporters.
Current and former pediatric cancer and blood disorder patients and families from the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach are invited to participate in the Torch Run event. This is a free event for all family, friends, and community supporters.
2020- Event Details
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Runner & Sponsor Check-in
10 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
10:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Torch Run
12:15 p.m. Closing Ceremonies
12:30 p.m. Picnic, Music, Carnival Games, and Entertainment
2 p.m. Event Concludes