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DIRECTORY
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EDUCATIONAL
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MEMBER
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UPDATE!!!
ANNUAL POTLUCK & MEETING RESET
The Serum Run will be holding their Annual Meeting / Informational
Meeting / Potluck, this Sunday, August 17th at 1 pm in the
Willow Community Center (WCC). Please bring photos and stories
(don’t have to be totally true – ha!) if you’ve
made the trip to share with others who are thinking about
making the trip. Also, bring a dish to share.
There will be Board meeting
at 11:30am in the WCC and folks are welcome to attend.
Some of the items on the agenda include 501(c)3 status,
2009 application status, medical mission update, and budget/funding
sources update.
I know this August meeting
is tough for many folks to attend, so we will be having
another Serum Run Informational Meeting (no potluck) on
either September 27th or 28th at the Willow Community
Center around 1 pm again. Please let us know if you have
a date preference.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 SERUM
RUN!
We are now accepting applications for the 2009 Serum Run.
Please complete and mail the application
form by October 1st, 2008 along with a non-refundable $50.00
application fee to: Norman Vaughan
Serum 25 Run P.O. Box 770376 Eagle River, AK 99577 Make checks payable
to: Norman Vaughan Serum ‘25 Run Participants will be notified
no later than November 1st, 2008 of their status. Note: Payment
of $50 non-refundable fee does not guarantee selection. Good trails....
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.
This year the Alaska Brain
Injury Network, Inc. will be partnering with the serum run
and providing brain injury awareness presentations along the
trail. Visit their web
site for more information
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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2009 APPLICATIONS
MUSHER
(PDF)
MACHINER
(PDF)
We are now accepting applications
for the 2008 Serum Run. Applications will be due by Oct 1st
2008, and selections made by Nov 1st 2008.
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INFORMATION
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HONORARY
MUSHERS
Howard
Lincoln from White
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