As many of you know I lost my mother, Reo Todesca, to Squamous Cell Lung Cancer in December of 2017. Just after her passing we established the Reo Todesca Memorial Foundation to honor Reo and keep her memory alive. The foundation also makes donations to help fund cancer research programs that will provide patients and families with prevention, screening, treatments and support so that more lives will be saved with the goal to Conquer Cancer.
 
Unfortunately, my close friend Tom Gallahue and his family the Gallahue-Rooney’s endured the same heartache with the passing of their father Jeff. Before Jeff passed, he and his family created "WeBeatCancer", a foundation to help financially assist cancer patients and their caregivers during their treatment.
 
One of WeBeatCancer’s primary fundraising events is assembling a team of runners for the historic Falmouth Road Race. I am extremely honored to have been afforded the opportunity to join their team on August 15th for my "Run For Reo".  
 
I am hopeful, with your support, we may continue the fight against this awful disease in the same unrelenting manner as my mother did.  All donations will be benefiting the Reo Todesca Memorial Foundation and WeBeatCancer Foundation.