An Auburn resident fighting cancer was the biggest winner of the 7th annual Sucker Brook 'Cross, a cyclocross race held at Auburn Village School. Race Director Jack Chapman, with his wife Barbara, recently presented Karen Jenness with a check in the amount of $7,000- to help with medical expenses.
"The donation is thanks to our generous sponsors and participants",. Chapman said this week. "Everyone who raced, sponsored or volunteered should be proud of their contribution. The support of local individuals as well as local and regional businesses and organizations has been simply awesome!”
This is Karen's third brush with cancer in the past thirteen years and her current chemotherapy will run into February of 2012. The mother of two and engaged to be married, Karen was overwhelmed with the amount of support and wishes to thank everyone involved with the event!
The Sucker Brook 'Cross, held Sept. 25th, has become a "must do" event on the New England calendar is one of the fastest growing cyclocross races in New England. In its seventh year, the event registered 448 racers from throughout New England and has established a tradition of raising money to benefit local residents with cancer or other life threatening diseases. Chapman noted that since 2005 the event has raised a total of $38,000 to aid Auburn cancer patients and he singled out the Auburn Volunteer Fire Department for their continued and invaluable support of the event.
"As cyclocross becomes more popular in New England, and as our race continues to grow, we look forward to continuing to help local residents who are in need," Chapman said.
CONTACT:
Jack Chapman, (603) 483-2951
www.suckerbrookcross.com
jack@suckerbrookcross.com
