Emma Willard in the News

Team Emma Races for a Cure for Hepatitis C

October 2, 2009

group of Emma Willard School students, alumnae, faculty, administrators, and parents, as well as runners from throughout the Capital District, will gather on the EWS campus, at 9:30 a.m. on November 1 for Chasing the Cure for Hepatitis C. The 5k race will traverse the Emma Willard School campus and venture into the surrounding neighborhood, returning to campus for the finish.

This race is being coordinated by Race for a Cause, a school community service group that sponsors and supports races, games, and other activities to raise funds for local and national charities. Proceeds from the November 1 race will benefit the Massachusetts General Hospital Hepatitis Research Center. The race is being held in honor of Betsy Lamoureux, director of student activities, who was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2000.

Competition categories will be divided by gender and age, and prize money will be donated to the Massachusetts General Hospital Hepatitis Research Center. There is an after party starting at 10:30 a.m. Preregistration fee is $20, due by October 28. The entry fee on race day is $25. The first 100 entrants will receive a long-sleeved t-shirt. Register at http://intranet.emmawillard.org/admin/ChasingtheCure.

For more information about Race for a Cause, contact Judith Curry at jcurry@emmawillard.org, (518) 833-1316.