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Location & Directions:
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LOCATION
Start and finish at Monson Memorial Town Hall
Main Street (Route 32), Monson, MA 01057
DIRECTIONS
From Mass Pike: Exit 8 - Palmer, Right off of exit. Left at first set of lights. Follow Rt. 32 South into Monson.
From Hartford, CT: Route 84 East to Stafford Springs exit. Left off of exit. Follow Rt. 32 North into Monson.
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The Cause:
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The Monson Memorial Classic road race was started in 1996, shortly after the deaths of Kelly Waldron and Kathy Waldron Perry. These sisters died eight months apart from different types of cancer. Kathy suffered with melanoma, and Kelly had breast, bone, and liver cancer. They were wonderful, loving people. This race is in their memory, and past proceeds have gone to American Cancer Association of Western Mass, American Lung Association, Quaboag Valley Hospice, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year we are giving proceeds to Griffin's Friends and Melanoma Education Foundation.
Griffin's Friends was founded in 1994 in Springfield, MA and named in honor of Griffin Kelleher, who lost his courageous battle with cancer at 14 months of age. Griffin's Friends is a nonprofit group that provides support to children who are stricken with cancer, and their families. To learn more, visit www.griffinsfriends.com
The Melanoma Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to saving lives from melanoma, a common skin cancer that is often deadly unless detected early before there are any symptoms. The Foundation increases awareness of melanoma three ways: 1) Educates middle and high school health teachers nationwide and provides them with free classroom materials. 2) Provides complete information about early self-detection and prevention of melanoma in a user-friendly website. 3) Conducts talks and facial skin analyzer screenings for area organizations and businesses. The SkinCheck® Class is currently taught in over 1,000 schools in all 50 states. To learn more, visit skincheck.org
 
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