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OCEAN CITY ­ The Miles 2 Give
team is less than a month out of
reaching the finish line in Ocean
City after running across country all
in the name of Sarcoma Cancer.
When The Dispatch first spoke
with Landon Cooper, he was pre-
paring to run over 3,000 miles ac-
ross the United States, starting in
San Francisco at the Golden Gate
Bridge to end in Ocean City under
the archway at North Division Street
on the Boardwalk.
Cooper, 34, is the founder of
Miles 2 Give (M2G). The M2G tour,
"Pursuit to Give & Inspire," will do-
nate funding raised to Sarcoma
Foundation of America to create the
"Ashley Davis Grant."
On Nov. 28, 2009, Cooper's good
friend, Ashley Davis, was diagnosed
with Ewings Sarcoma Cancer.
Through many promising ups and
downs, she eventually lost her bat-
tle and died on April 6, 2011, at the
age of 23.
"She was just so spirited, so viva-
cious, so alive, and just had that
aura about her that the world was
going to change wherever she was,"
Cooper said in December.
The goal is to raise a minimum of
$100,000 for Sarcoma Cancer re-
search in partnership with Sarcoma
Foundation of America, who will dis-
tribution all the funding raised as a
501c3 organization. Every $55,000
creates a new research grant. The
mission to run across the country
was designed to inspire thousands
along the way, while raising money
for Sarcoma Cancer Research.
M2G's tour kicked off on Feb. 14
and is scheduled to reach Ocean
City on July 20. As of last Wednes-
day afternoon, the team had reach-
ed just west of Columbus, Ohio, get-
ting ready to visit Columbus Chil-
dren's Hospital. They had about
2,500 miles down with 600 plus
Miles 2 Give Running Team
Nearing Ocean City Finish Line
Miles 2 Give founder Landon Cooper, right, is pictured with his fellow team
members.
Submitted Photo
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July 5, 2013
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
By JOANNE SHRINER
STAFF WRITER
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