2009
Serum Run Schedule:
Leaving Nenana on the 22nd February
2009, and arriving tentatively in
Nome on the 12th of March 2009 |
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Dear 2009 Serum Run
Participants
Congratulations!
Are you ready for the trip of a lifetime and to be inundated
with emails? Well, I hope so because you are embarking on
probably one of the largest trips you will ever do in your
life. First, let me apologize for letting this selection
process take longer than normal but it’s never easy
to decide the list. As
usual we are having issues with snowmachiner sign-ups, but
the crazy thing is it isn’t the lack of applicants,
but the lack of applicants with machines. Therefore, it
took us sometime to get folks paired up with partners that
have equipment. Snowmachiners are a huge part of making
this trip a success and the more we have the better we are,
so over time our snowmachine pool may change. Right
now, our group consists of 11 mushers with 3 alternates
and currently 19 snowmachiers. 2009
participants list click here
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.
Learn about
Immunization.
"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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