Taking a Bloody Long Run to support bone marrow research
When coronavirus cancelled their fundraising ball, supporters of the Alex Gadomski Fellowship opted to go for a Bloody Long Run instead.
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EIGHT young Tasmanian men will run down the east coast from Eddystone Point to the Menzies Centre in Hobart next month, raising money for bone marrow failure research.
The Alex Gadomski Fellowship was created in 2018 in honour of Alex Gadomski, who died in 2017 at the age of 21 after a five-year battle with bone marrow failure.
The Fellowship’s major fundraiser each year is the Live Life Gala Ball in Hobart but, when COVID-19 social distancing restrictions caused the event to be cancelled, two of Alex’s brothers decided to raise funds in another way.
“Jordan and I play football and have been doing a lot of running while there’s been no training on,” said Lachlan Gadomski, 20 from Blackmans Bay.
“We thought hey, we’re doing all this work, why not put it to some use!”
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Along with two cousins and four mates, Lachlan and Jordan will start their “Bloody Long Run” on July 9 at Eddystone Point, all taking turns to run in pairs all the way to Hobart, aiming to cover the 300km in three days.
Including corporate sponsorship from IGA and Cripps, they have already raised $12,000 and expect top hit $15,000 by the time they finish the run.
It was Alex’s dream to complete his medical degree at UTAS and research hard to find a cure for the disease that ultimately cut his life short.
The Alex Gadomski Fellowship was established In conjunction with Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision, to support research to find a cure for BMFS.
To sponsor the Bloody Long Run, visit the Alex Gadomski Fellowship’s page on Facebook, or visit mrv.org.au
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