ABCS

Team Sarcoma Adult Bone Cancer Survivors

Ashley Frost organized a Team Sarcoma 2006 initiative event for Adult Bone Cancer Survivors. Adult Bone Cancer Survivors is a group of adults from all over the world who have been diagnosed with bone sarcoma. Their mission is to personally support others who are dealing with bone cancer and its effects. The walk in Goodlettsville, Kentucky was held in honor of Frank Shafer, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in September of 2005. Due to the large size of the tumor, Frank has lost his left leg and has been has been hospitalized undergoing treatment for nearly 10 months. His life as a typical, fun loving 26 year old disappeared, as he has been fighting every day to survive. They walked with the goal of developing better treatments that will lead to longer and improved lives for people like Frank.

After the walk, Ashley wrote and told us that 43 people participated in the walk. Earlier, she had written to Mary Sorens, the founder of Adult Bone Cancer Survivors, who joined us in Denmark, "Hey! I'm so glad you all had a good trip! The walk here was amazing! We had a good turn out and we raised $2500!! And I still have a few checks that I've been told are in the mail! I could not believe how generous people were. It was such a rewarding experience, thank you for telling me how to get involved! I'm already talking to the philanthropy chair of ADPI (the sorority I was in at Western). We are working on doing another walk as one of their community service events!"

Here are some photos that were taken during the event.

Ashley (back row, 2nd from the right) and some of her sorority sisters that drove down from Bowling Green, Kentucky to participate in the walk.

At the registration tent

After the walk