

The Portland race proved to be a highly successful awareness endeavor. TLC celebrity Amy Roloff, star of Little People, Big World, ran alongside an enthusiastic crowd of participants. Runners and walkers, including one 85 year-old participant, danced at the starting line. Race organizers were impressed by the number of participants who expressed an interest in becoming more involved in the Get Your Rear in Gear events in the future.
More than seventy-five percent of the money raised in Sunday’s event will return to the Portland community for public education, colon cancer support, awareness and help to provide cancer screening to those who are under or non-insured. A portion is earmarked for event sponsor Northwest Cancer Specialists.