Father's Day this year was sunny but cool, a perfect day for a run. More than 350 people did just that, setting out on either a one-mile fun run/walk or a four-mile trail run as part of the First Annual Skip Matthews Memorial Run. Family, neighbors, friends, and co-workers organized the event to honor Matthews, who died in October 2003 from brain cancer. The Run raised $7,400 for the Brain Tumor Research Fund at Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

Dr. Camilo Fadul, who heads the program, was Skip's oncologist. "This run is a perfect celebration of Skip's life, and the generous donations to brain cancer research are yet another way that Skip continues to give so much to the community that he loved." The Second Annual Skip Matthews Memorial Run will take place on Father's Day, June 19, 2005. Plan to gather your family and join the fun!

Organizers of the Skip Matthews Memorial Run, which raised $7,400 for brain tumor research at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, present the check to members of the Neuro-Oncology program. (l-r) Linda Kingman, clinical research associate; Denis Ibey, race committee; Lisa Matthews; Burt Eisenberg, MD, deputy director of the Cancer Center; Camilo Fadul, MD, program leader; Louise Meyer, ARNP; and Joanne Oscadal, race director.