Chicagoland #LightUpMBC
BE A HERO
Fun Run
October 1, 2023 at Settler's Park
Plainfield, IL
Registration starts at 11am
Fun Run starts at 12pm
** Swag Bags may be limited or out of stock during late registration**
#LightUpMBC shines a light on the importance of critical funding for Metastatic Breast Cancer research, also known as Stage 4, where cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. As of today there is NO CURE.
Please join us on Sunday, October 1st, 2023 for our 3rd annual Chicagoland #LightUpMBC event to raise awareness and funding for research. This event is sure to be unforgettable for HERO's of all ages and their families. We will start our 1.1-mile run/walk with a SUPERHERO launch, then as you propel through the ribbon, you will bring renewal and hope, while taking a quantum leap to bring a cure to end Stage IV. No Experience necessary!
Together we can make a difference.
You can be a part of stopping this disease from being terminal.
We hope you will join us at this meaningful event to raise money to find a cure for MBC.
There are several ways to get involved in the #LightUpMBC Fun Run:
1. Register to participate in the race in person or virtually. You have the option to participate individually, create a team, or join an existing team
2. Help us fundraise by sharing your unique fundraising page created by Race Roster with family and friends
3. Unable to participate? Make a donation to support MBC research
4. Become a Sponsor
Are you an MBC Thriver?
Contact us at ILLightUPMBC@gmail.com prior to registering!
2022 Chicagoland #LightUpMBC Color Fun Run
What Is #LightUpMBC?
#LightUpMBC is an annual global landmark campaign, that shines a light on the importance of awareness and funding for MBC.
Our virtual broadcast #LightUpMBC Live will take place on October 13, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET/ 5:30 PM PT and feature inspiring stories told by MBC patients, illuminated landmarks and musical guests. The show will be live streamed through LiveOne and viewable on all METAvivor channels including Facebook Live and YouTube @METAvivor and at www.METAvivor.org/LightUpMBC
MBC FACTS
- Approximately 30% of early stage breast cancer survivors will have a recurrence as metastatic disease
- Metastases can occur as early as several months to 25+ years after treatment
- 685,000 people a year die from metastatic breast cancer globally
- Only 22% of U.S. MBC patients live longer than 5 years, and only 11% of live longer than 10 years
- There is NO CURE for MBC
Stories of Local Women with MBC
April Courtright
My name is April Courtright. I am an Illinois state captain and a state ambassador for #LightUpMBC 2023. I am a wife, sister, and daughter. And I am a mother to my 8-year-old son. I was diagnosed with Her 2+ Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer at the end of 2019 at the age of 33 shortly before my 34th birthday. I was also diagnosed de novo, which means I was diagnosed with Stage IV from the start and did not discover my cancer previously at an earlier stage. We discovered cancer had spread to much of my spine, pelvis, hip, leg, and ovaries. I underwent chemo and targeted therapies, but unfortunately, those treatments stopped working for me in September 2021. We then were shocked to discover many lesions in my brain. I had whole brain radiation and I am now on more intense chemo. And truthfully cancer has made life tough for my small family. I have been living with breast cancer in my brain now for the 2 years
There is no cure for metastatic breast cancer. I will keep on my treatment until it stops working, and then move on to another treatment until there are no treatments left available. I was stunned to learn less than 5% of all funding from pink ribbon campaigns actually goes towards metastatic breast cancer research. The median life expectancy for someone diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer is 3 years, and our 5-year survival rate is very low. And shockingly those numbers have not changed in an impactful way over the last few decades, and stories like mine are becoming the norm. I want to be here and be the mom my son will need in the future.
Our MBC community is in desperate need of research. Research is how we live!
Lisa Mayer
Christina Polizzi Bargielowwski
Hi! My name is Christina and I am living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). I have been happily married to my lifelong love Bill for the last 22 years. We have three amazing children, 23 year old twin daughters Alyssa and Brianna, and our 20 year old son Anthony.
Example of T-shirt
Event schedule
- October 1 11:00 AM CDT - Check in
- October 1 12:00 PM CDT - Hero Run/Walk Begins
Contact information
- Event contact
- April Courtright
- ILLightUPMBC@gmail.com
- Phone
- 815-342-8586
- Website
- Visit website