Racing President Teddy leads the 5K starting line.

Dance Trance led a fun, aerobic warm-up before Nationals Racing President Teddy and Washington Kastles mascot Top Spin kicked off the walk/run. Following a victory lap inside the stadium on the main concourse, guests enjoyed music and food, visited the Nationals dugout and batting cages (where they could actually swing at balls), toured the Prevent Cancer Super Colon, picked up some doggie treats from Barkley Square and Aunt Sasha’s Barked Goods and tried their hands at the hoola hoop station, corn hole tosses and giant Jenga (provided by United Social Sports). We even had free oral cancer screenings and a Walgreens table where people could get flu shots.

A huge thank you goes out to our wonderful 5k Chair, Katherine Kennedy. Her commitment and passion for cancer prevention, along with her incredible social media outreach was a driving force to making this event a fundraising success!

“I was truly humbled and overwhelmed by the support the entire community bestowed upon us,” said Event Chair Katherine Kennedy. “There are so many people to thank from the team captains rallying more teams and participants than ever before to so many generous sponsors and friends of the Foundation pooling their resources for this spectacular event. Truly a group effort to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!”

Prevent Cancer EVP/COO Jan Bresch, top fundraiser Allison Hutchins and Event Chair Katherine Kennedy.

We also want to give a big shout out to top individual fundraiser Allison Hutchins, who raised $3,025, winning a treadmill desk grand prize generously donated by exclusive fitness partner LifeSpan Fitness. Allison was also captain of the top fundraising team, Cancer Conquerors, which raised $7,640 and won a catered dinner for 10 by Windows Catering. Ginger Albright of the Cancer Conquerers was the second top individual fundraiser with $2,165, and Grant Allen’s team All in Against Cancer came in second in team fundraising with $7,455.

Many thanks to generous sponsors Bayer HealthCare (Grand Slam), Johnson & Johnson (Home Run), Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Triple), Venable (Triple), Lilly (Double), Millenium Pharmaceuticals (Double), Genentech (RBI), 1-800 CONTACTS (RBI), MarcParc Valet (In-Kind), Subway (In-Kind) and exclusive fitness partner LifeSpan Fitness.

The 5k may be over for this year, but it’s not too late to give to cancer prevention efforts! Donations are still being accepted for teams and individuals who are working to complete their fundraising goals. Event proceeds will support the Foundation’s cancer prevention research, community outreach, advocacy and education programs. To make a donation, please go to www.preventcancer5K.org.

See more photos from this year’s 5K on our Facebook page–don’t forget to tag yourself!  Check back to the Prevent Cancer Foundation 5k site for the date of the 5th Annual Prevent Cancer Foundation 5K, which will again be held at Nationals Park!

Purchasing tickets through the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s exclusive link will not only get you great seats for a discounted price, but extra “value-adds” you can use to purchase concessions, merchandise and more. The days of buying tickets at the box office on game day are long gone, so be sure to take advantage of our special discounted tickets—only a limited amount are available, so be sure to act fast and get them before July 23rd!

Whether a family outing, a date night or just a fun summer night out with the friends, don’t miss out on what promises to be a “must see” event. There will be activities for everyone of all ages, as well as the chance to win some great prizes.

Come see Abe, George, TJ and Teddy race to the finish line!

Stop by our kiosk at the center field entrance and see our 5k fitness partner LifeSpan Fitness’ amazing treadmill desk that allows you to work while working out. Correctly guess the number of buddy bracelets at our kiosk and win a $100 gift certificate to Clyde’s. Register for our 5k FUNdraising walk at Nationals Park on September 30th, and most importantly, learn how those small changes can have a big impact on preventing cancer while showing off your “Natitude”! Cheer on the Racing Presidents George, Abe, Tom and Teddy as they race in the fourth inning and enjoy sitting in the best seats in the house for a discount you can only get through the Prevent Cancer Foundation Game Night page.

Love Baseball? Hate Cancer? Take Action Now!

• Purchase tickets and encourage family, friends and colleagues to do the same by sharing our special web link: http://nationals.com/PCF2012. Act fast, a limited number of tickets are available until July 23rd!

• Share on Facebook. We have created a Facebook event for the Game Night and we encourage you to share with you Facebook friends, especially the baseball fans in your life.

• Check out the Prevent Cancer 5k Walk website to learn more about Game Night and to register for the walk on September 30th at Nationals Park.

We look forward to seeing you at Nationals Park on August 4th!