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THE LIVESTRONG LOOP: SEPTEMBER 2026​This month, our community rode 343 miles to honor first responders, put a book put a book that helps kids support a classmate with cancer into every Stamford elementary classroom, and lined up a busy fall of ways to move together. Here’s your September Loop.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR​💪 September 28 · Free CancerFit online class · [Sign Up]([link removed])🏃 October 11 · Cancer to Crushing It beginner run training starts · [Join]([link removed])🌹 October 18 · Run for the Roses 5K + 10K in Austin, TX · [Register]([link removed])​

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My Brave Friend in every classroom Thanks to a generous donation from [KPMG]([link removed])​, in partnership with [KPMG Family for Literacy]([link removed]) (KFFL), this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 425 copies of My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer Together are now in every public K–5 classroom and library in Stamford, Connecticut.​Written by Livestrong and Hopecam, the book helps kids understand what cancer is and isn’t, and how to support a classmate going through it.​This summer, Livestrong Advocacy Council member Brendan Connors set a lofty goal: Get the book into every Stamford elementary school by September. This month, that goal came to life as Livestrong President & CEO Suzanne Stone and Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons joined students for a read-aloud at Roxbury Elementary.​"Seeing the children learning and growing in front of our eyes during the read-alouds really solidified why this goal was so important."- Brendan Connors, Livestrong Delegate, Connecticut​Thank you, Brendan, KPMG, KFFL, and Mayor Simmons for giving Stamford students the tools to support a friend through cancer.

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This Monday: Try a virtual fitness class Curious about [CancerFit]([link removed])? Now is your chance to try a free exercise class with Coach Aaron Wyant, a CancerFit-certified trainer passionate about helping cancer patients and survivors take back some control of their health.​Join us for a free live training session this Monday, September 28 at 12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET. 

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Go the extra mile for cancer survivors Austin friends, our fall 5K + 10K at Auditorium Shores is just weeks away. Run or walk with views of downtown and Lady Bird Lake, honor loved ones affected by cancer, and celebrate the survivors in your life.​Prices go up October 1, so lock in your rate today!

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Can’t make it to Austin? Join our virtual 5K training program.

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Cancer to Crushing It fall cohort begins October 11 Designed by a cancer survivor for cancer survivors, get weekly running plans that take you from beginner to Turkey Trot 5K-ready in just six weeks.

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FIRST RESPONDER RIDE FOR RESILIENCE RECAP343 miles: one for every firefighter lost on 9/11 25 years after September 11, 2001, hundreds of riders cycled from Boston to the World Trade Center Memorial in their honor. The ride supported firefighters, who face higher rates of cancer diagnoses and deaths than the general public.​Funds raised through this event will build cancer and mental health resources specifically for first responders through Livestrong and our partners [Friends of Firefighters]([link removed]) and the [Boston Fire Cancer Foundation]([link removed]). We're grateful to every rider, volunteer, donor, and community along the route for making this event possible.​"While this specific ride ended at the Memorial, our mission does not. We will keep showing up for the first responder community, because they never stopped showing up for us."- Suzanne Stone, Livestrong President & CEO

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