Starry Night 8.5K Coming to Chicago Oct. 4

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Starry Night 8.5K is an evening walk/run to help kids battling one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer. Starry Night Chicago is coming to Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday, Oct. 4. 

More than 28,000 children in the United States are living with a brain tumor. Each of the 28,000 steps in Starry Night's 8.5K walk/run will shine light on their illness and raise funds for lifesaving medical research and life-changing family support programs.

Participants may choose to complete the 8.5K course as an individual or as part of a two-person relay team, with each team member completing one lap. Starry Night events will also include activities for kids, entertainment, food and plenty of fun for the whole family.

Participants will also light the nighttime sky with thousands of lanterns to symbolize hope for a cure and honor our Stars, children with brain tumors.

Starry Night Chicago will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights. Registration will be from 3 to 4 p.m. The 8.5K walk/run starts at 4:30 p.m. The lantern lighting is at 7 p.m.

A portion of funds raised will support a family services program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The honoree for Starry Night Chicago is Live Like John, a local nonprofit organization that funds childhood brain tumor research and family support.

There are many ways to get involved with Starry Night to help the cure the kids. Form a fundraising team with friends, families and colleagues, or sign on as a volunteer or corporate sponsor. You can also plan a virtual Starry Night in your community.

Shine a light on kids with brain tumors today. Sign up for Starry Night at mystarrynight.org.

ABOUT STARRY NIGHT
Starry Night is an evening 8.5K walk/run that raises awareness and funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the world's largest nonprofit funder of research into one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer. The event also funds free educational resources and college scholarships for brain tumor survivors. More than 28,000 children in the United States are living with the diagnosis of a brain tumor, and 13 more cases are identified each day. Starry Night events, which close with a lantern-lighting ceremony, will take place in seven cities in 2014. To help us shine a light on kids with brain tumors, call 800-253-6530 or go to www.mystarrynight.org.

SOURCE Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

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