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In addition to hosting the annual Run for the Cure at Eldorado Springs Canyon outside of Boulder each August, the Colorado Cancer Foundation (CCF) often partners with other individuals and organizations to raise funds for oncology research, building ties with the local community. If you would like to receive periodic updates, and be among the first to know of our programs and campaigns, please sign-up for our newsletter in the footer. Similarly, if you would like to volunteer for and or partner in a CCF please contact us, thank you.

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Happy Smackah: A 5K Benefit Run on Saturday, May 09

Join the Colorado Cancer Foundation in supporting Happy Smackah, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit raising funds to help Gene Kath, a beloved teacher in the St. Vrain Valley School District, and Renee Marcacci, a campus supervisor at Rocky Mountain Elementary. This year’s event is a 5K run around Lake McIntosh in Longmont starting at 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 09.

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Swing for Jordan Golf Tournament

The Colorado Cancer Foundation is pleased to be the recipient of all funds raised through the annual Swing for Jordan Golf Tournament taking place on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at the Evergreen Golf Course, located at 29614 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, CO 80439. This fun-filled, outdoor event features tournament is an 18-hole scramble format with on-course contests, raffle prizes, tasteful food and drinks, and more.

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52 for 52 Challenge: One Body. One Life. 52 miles in 52 hours.

Hello, my name is Glenn Hattem, and I am a Colorado Cancer Foundation (CCF) Board Member. To celebrate turning 52, I’m running four miles every four hours, for 52 hours straight. With just six weeks to train. for the 46th Annual Run for the Cure at Eldorado Springs State Park, it’s not about being ready, it’s about rising to the challenge. This isn’t just a run, it’s a wake-up call….

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2025 Run for the Cure

Buiding on the success of the 2025 Run for the Cure, this year’s event uses the same course that routes along the South Boulder Creek into Eldorado Canyon State Park, providing scenic vistas at every turn. With little traffic, this four-mile out and back, out and back, course is a great improvement over years past where runners took to the entrance road leading to the Eldorado Springs Pool.

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Happy Smackah: A 5K Benefit Run on May 10 at 8:00 AM

Join the Colorado Cancer Foundation in supporting Happy Smackah, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit raising funds to help a young boy named Cooper, who is batteling cancer. This year’s event is a 5K run around Lake McIntosh in Longmont starting at 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 10.

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Estes Park Man Spearheads 45th Run for the Cure

“Many people look at a problem and say, “I wish I could help, but I’m just one person.” Stan Havlick wanted to help cancer patients. He went out and did it. ‘My first wife had acute lymphocytic leukemia,” Havlick explained. “I was motivated to do something. I don’t have a medical background, but I do have a business background. I went to Dr. Bill Robinson who lived in Eldorado Springs at that time. He was the oncologist for my wife. And he helped me decide to put on this race.’

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Eldorado Run for the Cure 2022

Now in its 43rd year, the annual Eldorado Run for the Cure returns to historic Eldorado Springs Canyon, bigger, and better than ever before. So, lace up your shoes, and start training for a four-mile out-and-back run through the scenic Eldorado Canyon. Click this article to learn more, and register today.

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Happy Smackah

The Colorado Cancer Foundation (CCF) is pleased to promote, Happy Smackah, an untimed 5K fun-run and or walk around beautiful Lake McIntosh in Northern Longmont.

All event participants, excluding late registrations, receive a Happy Smackah event t-shirt. The event starts and finishes towards the West end of Dawson Park, close to Lakeshore Drive and Cove Court.

Now in its 11th year, Happy Smackah raises funds for a person in need, and this year the fun run is dedicated to Halle Glasser a Longmont high schooler battling cancer.

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Candle for a Cure

Mia Bella Candles

Order a Mia Bella Pink Sugar Cookie Cookie candle for $24 between September 17 and October 11, 2021, and $8.00 (33%) will go directly to Colorado Cancer Foundation. To place an oder, please call Mia Bella Candles owner, Diane Sweeney at (720) 364-2340 or email her at diane.sweeney888@gmail.com.

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2021 Social Distancing Run

In keeping with the Colorado Cancer Foundation’s (CCF) 42-year history of athletic-based charitable giving, this year the 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation is once again offering a virtual run amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the traditional Eldorado Run for the Cure, begins and ends in Eldorado Canyon State Park outside Boulder, CO, this year’s virtual event starts and stops wherever you happen to be in quarantine.

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