The Jacksonville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section continued its efforts to promote awareness for early detection of skin cancer through the “Run for Cover 5K” race April 7 in Riverside.
The event featured a live band, free on-site skin-cancer screenings offered by local dermatologists and both an adult 5K and children’s Fun Run.
The YLS hosted 320 registered participants for the races.
The 5K course directed runners from Riverside Park to Willow Branch Park and back.
“This year’s event was awesome. It grows and grows with each year we have it. We had more runners, more volunteers and more spectators than in years past,” said Lindsay Tygart, event organizer and member of the YLS board of governors.
“Run for Cover” is one of several races around the state that are run in memory of Alan C. Sundberg Jr., who died of skin cancer in 1998 at the age of 33. He is the son of former Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan C. Sundberg and brother of Tallahassee lawyer Bill Sundberg, who is one of the founding members of the Florida Skin Cancer Foundation.
Founded in 1996, the foundation is dedicated to educating Floridians about the dangers of prolonged exposure to the sun.
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