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Serum Run 2013

The Serum Run '25 is a dog mushing expedition that travels from Nenana to Nome every other year, in commemoration of the historical run in 1925 that saved Nome from a Diphtheria outbreak.  We do this every other year as a way to spread a medical message throughout rural Alaska and spent time with the people and children who live there.  The 20-day, 800 mile journey is open to snow machiners and mushers alike; in the past we've been joined by people from all over the country with many levels of experience.  The next Serum Run will depart Nenana on February 17th, 2013 and we are now accepting applications for this trip.  Please share this with your friends and discuss it with your family.

Applications, along with the $50 fee, must be received by October 1st, 2012 and you'll be notified of acceptance by October 15th.  As participants must start planning as early as possible, late applications will not be accepted.  Veteran mushers and machiners are encouraged to apply, though priority will be given to first-time applicants.  We will have at least 3 mandatory meetings (we typically allow teleconference for some of them), required attendance at straw bagging day, and a compulsory 4 day/3night night Shakedown Run in January.  Dates and times will determined at a later date.

| Musher Form | Snowmachiner Form | Musher Form (doc) | Snowmachine Form (doc)

For more information, please contact Snowmachine Coordinator - Kent Kantowski kent@kakphoto.com / 907-333-0276) or
Musher Coordinator - Joe Holod 907-982-0820 joe@screaminghuskies.com

 - Update -   (7/5/12)

For mushers curious about gear and supplies that are recommended for the trip, please take a look at our updated list of recommended supplies.  This isn't an all-inclusive list, but it's been developed over the years by Serum Run veterans and lists a lot of items that will make the trip more comfortable.

| Serum Run Musher Checklist |

Also, please be sure to Like us on Facebook!

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 - Schedule -

For an update on our planned schedule, please look at our 2013 Schedule page found here.

 - Update -  (8/8/12)

Due to a couple of reasons we've decided to extend the signup deadline to October 1st, 2012.  Please be sure that you have downloaded one of the new applications with the Willow mailing address on it.

Mushers & Trail Support Arrive in Nome on March 14th 2011

2011 Serum Run Supporters - THANK YOU

We would like to thank the following people for their support in this years 2011 Serum Run Expedition: Mike & Becky Downey, Benjamin Ward, Eva Embrey, Tamiko Lynch, Joe Loveless, Lori Elvera, Jude Lucas, Bruce Crawford, Cheryl Hollenback,Steve Herschbac, Photo 51, Harold Haynes, Paul Sines, Beau- ninon Buchor- Hutchinson, Kathleen Thomas, Diane E. Geitzenauer, Joanna Walch, Barbara DeKruyf, Jill & Bob Wilson, Melissa Beers, Janice Okita, Judy Carrick, Cap Knight, Bruce Black, Jean Clough, & Donna Morton.
2011 Serum Run Team Selection: The decision was not easy and made for many sleepless nights. Typically we would only take 12-13 mushers, but we had so many highly experienced applicants we extended the number which can make things a little tricky in some areas with parking and sleeping. The choice was based on many factors such as experience, reason for wanting to go, and partner along with ability for attending events.

Please note that there are still several “hoops” that need to be jumped through in order to guarantee your departure from Nenana such as meeting attendance, event attendance, food drops, paying of fee, and retaining snowmachine partner (mushers better be nice to them for the next 9 months!) to name a few.

Those on the alternate list the decision wasn’t easy and we encourage you to still participate with the group on all things and maintain your training schedule because you just don’t know when you may have an opportunity to be moved into a permanent slot. You will know your status BEFORE January 1, 2011. However, if you would like to consider going as a snowmachiner please let us know as it would be great to have mushers that are machine able on the trail too to help with many of the daily aspects of the trip. I know it’s not mushing, but you still get to see the trail and even interact more in the villages and see more than a musher would. It’s a great learning experience too!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Also, right after this email I am going to send the same email using my more common email address: erin@winddieselpower.com If you don’t receive it, please let me know. Sometimes that address ends up in people’s spam folder, so check there and then OK the address.

Here in the next few weeks we would like to try and have a teleconference with the group (I know it’s hard for some because of working on the glacier, etc but let us know ASAP what day of week and time works best for you).

2011 Serum Run Participants - click here

Serum Run changes event format
The Norman Vaughan Serum Run is now a Biennial Event running in the odd years, with the next event taking place in Feb. 2011. However, in the even years starting in Feb. 2010 we plan to hold a Serum Run Boot Camp for those interested in the Nenana to Nome Serum Run in 2011. We are looking at holding the Serum Run Boot Camp on February 12 – 15 (tentative dates), 2010 where interested mushers and snowmachiners can get a better idea of what the Serum ’25 Run is all about. The trip is limited to 15 mushers and 25 snowmachiners. Serum Run veterans are encouraged to apply, but future, first-time Serum Runners will be given priority.

 

2010 Serum Run Boot Camp
Who is Norman Vaughan?
The Norman Vaughan Serum '25 Run will be holding a Serum Run Boot Camp on February 12 – 15 (tentative dates), 2010 where interested mushers and snowmachiners can get a better idea of what the Serum ’25 Run is all about.

The trip is limited to 15 mushers and 25 snowmachiners.   Serum Run veterans are encouraged to apply, but future, first-time Serum Runners will be given priority.



Norman Vaughan in Nenana in 2005
Using History to Preserve the Future
Serum Run '25 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.

Mushers and their snow machining partners along with over 150 sled dogs will retrace the route of the original Serum Run. Stopping at each village and school along the way, they will rekindle the spirit of the Serum Run by bringing a message to school children and their parents regarding the need for inoculations, awareness and making healthy lifestyle choices.

It is important to remember this story and keep it alive through our annual 1925 Serum Run to Nome. It is important to honor the men and dogs that virtually saved the life of Nome. It is even more important to honor our children by educating them about their health.
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"In Alaska Native culture, it is the good you do for others and in life that is important rather than the importance of things you have done. Allow people to show you their kindness and goodness, and in return show yours, and you will be remembered well and welcomed back anytime."



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Now you can track them across the state of Alaska. Along the entire 2011 Serum Run Click Here