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2007 Serum Run Starts Feb 18th |
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Written by Theresa Daily
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Tuesday, 13 February 2007 |
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 The Norman Vaughan Serum 1925 Run is a dog team journey with snow machine support across 768 miles of Alaska's frozen rivers, tundra and sea ice from Nenana to Nome. The mission of this annual trip is twofold. First, it is to commemorate the twenty men and their dog teams who relayed crucial diphtheria serum to Nome, saving countless lives. Second, and more importantly, it is to widen the awareness throughout Alaska of the need for inoculations for every single child and to stress important health issues such as immunizations, medical exams & cancer screening, tobacco cessation, accident prevention, HIV awareness and drug and alcohol abstinence. http://www.serumrun.org
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 February 2007 )
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