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On October 17, \u20184Another\u2019 finishes its Across-the-USA Run for Childhood Cancer Awareness with local Jack\u2019s Angels runner at the Santa Monica Pier.<\/h2>\n

\"yellowbus\"<\/a>Monday, October 5, 2015, Santa Clarita CA\u2014<\/em>John McKay and Everett Smith began their cross-country run on June 6, 2015 in Virginia Beach, VA, and their final three days of the journey brings them through Santa Clarita with local runner Janet Demeter of Jack\u2019s Angels Foundation, finishing at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, October 17.\u00a0 McKay and Smith run for 4Another<\/strong>, a charitable organization devoted to raising awareness for the urgent need for research funding for pediatric cancers.\u00a0 They try to meet and greet as many afflicted families as possible, and visit hospitals, bringing hope and a sense of togetherness to all they meet during their events.<\/p>\n

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Elite distance runner Becky Ross Mudd<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy they\u2019re passing through our home town,\u201d exclaimed Demeter, Director of Jack\u2019s Angels Foundation of Santa Clarita, CA, who will run with them for at least 25 miles as part of her run for a National Day for DIPG, a pediatric brain tumor with a 0% survival rate and the culprit for the majority of brain tumor deaths in children each year. \u00a0Demeter is hoping that a literal Act of Congress\u00a0will help raise awareness for DIPG and its many heroes, long ignored, in a National Day.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll keep running until we get one,\u201d Demeter insists. \u00a0Becky Ross Mudd, who ran across the State of California for Childhood Cancer Awareness, and Brian Jones, coordinator of “The Run for the White House for Childhood Cancer Awareness” will be joining the party on October 16 and 17 as the runners approach the finish.<\/p>\n

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on the streets 9\/19<\/p><\/div>\n

\"WHrun1\"<\/a>\u201cJohn and Everett met and ran with me in Washington DC just two weeks ago; we all were there for the White House Vigil for Childhood Cancer September 19, at which point we were all expelled from LaFayette Park by the Secret Service\u201d, explained Demeter, saying children had come from all over the world\u2014many sick\u2014to the White House, a symbol of hope and promise for them.\u00a0 The Vigil was rescheduled for the night of October 17, coincidentally the same date as the finish to the Cross Country Run; 4Another<\/strong> and Jack\u2019s Angels Foundation will support the event for the West Coast, in a candlelight vigil at the\u00a0Topanga State Beach gathering at approximately 7pm.<\/p>\n

Route through Acton, Agua Dulce, and Santa Clarita:
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