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The fourth annual Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPKicks Cancer 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run will be held at 9 a.m. on April 16, beginning at the Donius University Center on campus. The event benefits Maryville\u2019s own Kids Rock Cancer<\/a> organization, an innovative program that helps children successfully cope with the unique emotional challenges that accompany a cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n An opening ceremony and memorial balloon release will kick off the event, which also features free food, a raffle, survivor recognition, and other activities.<\/p>\n For more information, contact student coordinator Lauren Nitsch, at lnitsch1@live.maryville.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n The fourth annual Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPKicks Cancer 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run, benefitting Maryville’s Kids Rock Cancer organization, will be held at 9 a.m. on April 16, beginning at the Donius University Center on campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1450,"featured_media":1774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[200,83,81,198,199],"class_list":["post-1772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-april-2016","tag-event","tag-kids-rock-cancer","tag-maryville-kicks-cancer","tag-race"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n <\/i>Love<\/span>0<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/i> Share<\/span> <\/a> <\/i> Tweet<\/span> <\/a> <\/i> Share<\/span> <\/a> <\/i> Pin<\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"