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SOLO WALK ACROSS AMERICA TO RAISE MONEY FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REACHES SACRAMENTO
Eric Latham has been walking for six months; he will stop to talk with patients and researchers at UC Davis Cancer Center before setting off on the last leg of his trek
October 25, 2005
| WHAT: | Eric Latham, a 23-year-old from Richmond, Va., left Nags Head, N.C., on foot on April 14 for a cross-country walk that has taken him through more than 140 towns and cities in 12 states. His goal: to raise $50,000 for the American Cancer Society. Latham hikes into Sacramento on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to tour UC Davis Cancer Center and meet with patients and researchers before setting off for San Francisco, the last stop on his walk. Using a wireless laptop, Latham has been chronicling his adventure at www.walkaboutamerica.com. |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, Oct. 26, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| WHERE: | UC Davis Cancer Center, main lobby 4501 X Street, Sacramento Media parking in lot 4 is free to vehicles displaying press pass. (To join tour after 11:30 a.m., page Claudia Morain at (916) 762-9855.) |
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