This year has been many things, but missing for many of us has been the element of choice. In putting together our event offerings for this fall, we wanted to give you the opportunity to find what works best for you and to customize your experience with the lung cancer community to your liking. Take back 2020 and do what YOU want to do! Whether you prefer, running, walking or sleeping in, we’ve got something virtual with you in mind.

My Perfect Marathon

For our endurance runners, with all the organized marathons and half marathons canceled around the country, we are offering a new program, called My Perfect Marathon. My Perfect Marathon gives you the opportunity to choose your date, start time and design your perfect route.

Do you want a downhill course? Chocolate every few miles? Water misters at mile 6? You can! You choose the distance, the route and all the features and design a course that inspires YOU! This race is not only made for you, it’s made by you.

Do 2020 YOUR Way

Then, for our shorter distance, 5K walkers or runners, we’ve gone one step further and designed events that you don’t even have to walk or run for. With our Do 2020 YOUR Way virtual events, you choose whatever activity you want to do on one of four given event days, and dedicate that time to raising awareness in your community for lung cancer.

What’s your passion? Is it hiking? Baking? Playing games? Any activity works as long as you take time for yourself, or join safely with family and friends. We need your help to spread the word about lung cancer and why we cannot stop raising funds for advancements in care and resources for those affected. Do 2020 YOUR Way and make your event day, your own.

15th Annual Simply the Best Gala (Virtual)

This year everyone will have the opportunity to be a part of our 15th Annual Simply the Best Gala – it’s going virtual! This annual event truly is the best and we are excited to bring you a virtual experience you haven’t had before. You will have the chance to tunein from anywhere across the country, pick your favorite outfit, indulge in local cuisine, and be a part of this unforgettable evening as we honor survivors and those who have made incredible achievements in lung cancer over the past year. Settle in and join us for one of the best nights of the year.

As we continue working from our living rooms, kitchen tables, and laptops, know we are missing you and cannot wait to be together with you in person again. In the meantime, we hope you will join us for one of these virtual opportunities so we can see your faces, share your drive for change and unite together for a better future for all those affected by lung cancer.

For more information on these programs, please visit GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Community Engagement site.