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Get Your Rear in Gear 2024

Get Your Rear in Gear participants

Get Your Rear in Gear events are held across the country in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of colon cancer screenings. The money raised at these events empowers local community leaders to promote prevention and early detection of the disease and to provide support to those affected.

Info from Get Your Rear in Gear:

DATE: Saturday, March 23, 2024

LOCATION:

Trinity Park, Pavilion #1
2201 West 7th Street,
Fort Worth, TX 76107

Registration Fee:
**Colorectal cancer patients and survivors register for Free**
Early Bird Fees:
Through February 22, 2024

Adult: $35
Youth (18 and under): $20
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $15
Virtual Participant: $25

Regular Fees:
February 23 – Event Day

Adult: $45
Youth (18 and under): $25
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $20
Virtual Participant: $25

Register Here: https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/fortworth/Account/Register

Cancer Care Services has received donations from the Colon Cancer Coalition funded by Get Your Rear in Gear – Fort Worth. We are so grateful for their support!

Raising Awareness & Support for Colorectal Cancer

Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth graphic.

March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month! 

National Colon Cancer Awareness Month promotes the importance of colorectal cancer screenings and lifestyle habits to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

The American Cancer Society found that “when excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States.” While colorectal cancer is a common cancer diagnosis in the United States, the death rate for colon and rectal cancer has dropped over the past few decades.

Screenings often find colorectal polyps or growths before they develop into cancer, which is why consistent preventative screenings are so important! Colon and rectal cancer treatments have also seen improvement over the past decades.

Cancer Care Services Partners with Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth/ Colon Cancer Coalition

Our partnership with Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth/ Colon Cancer Coalition helps bring awareness of colorectal cancer to the community and meet the needs of those diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer.

The Colon Cancer Coalition raises awareness, education, and funding for local nonprofits through their yearly “Get Your Rear in Gear” runs. Over the past six years, Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth and the Colon Cancer Coalition have raised over $78,000 to support Cancer Care’s programs for those impacted by cancer!

Blow up colon at Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth.

When is Fort Worth’s next Get Your Rear in Gear run?

Get Your Rear in Gear-Fort Worth’s next run is March 19th, 2023! Online registration for participants closes on March 15th. If you want to volunteer, you can sign up online for race day volunteer shifts. 

Cancer Care Services will be cheering on the racers and spreading awareness about our free cancer support services! We hope to see you there!

Get Your Rear in Gear 2023

Get Your Rear in Gear participants

Get Your Rear in Gear events are held across the country in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of colon cancer screenings. The money raised at these events empower local community leaders to promote prevention and early detection of the disease and to provide support to those affected.

Info from Get Your Rear in Gear:

DATE: Sunday, March 19, 2023

LOCATION: Trinity Park, 2401 University Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76107

Registration Fee:
**Colorectal cancer patients and survivors register for Free**
Early Bird Fees:
Through February 19

Adult: $30
Youth (18 and under): $18
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $18
Virtual Participant: $25

Regular Fees:
February 19 – Event Day

Adult: $35
Youth (18 and under): $20
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $20
Virtual Participant: $25

Register Here: https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/fortworth/Account/Register

Sign up to volunteer!

Get Your Rear in Gear

Get Your Rear in Gear participants

Get Your Rear in Gear events are held across the country in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of colon cancer screenings. The money raised at these events empower local community leaders to promote prevention and early detection of the disease and to provide support to those affected.

Info from Get Your Rear in Gear:

DATE: Sunday, March 20, 2022

LOCATION: Trinity Park, Pavilion #1 / Shelter House

Registration Fee:
**Colorectal cancer patients and survivors register for Free**
Adult: $28
Youth (12 and under): $18
Kids’ Fun Run (10 and under): $18
Virtual Participant: $20

Race Day
Adult: $35
Youth (12 and under): $20
Kids’ Fun Run (10 and under): $20

Please note: fees are non-refundable and race bibs are non-transferable.  Only participants who pre-register up to 3 weeks before the race are guaranteed a race shirt.  Race shirts for day of registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Online Registration closes Wednesday, March 16 at midnight. Register Here: https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/fortworth/Account/Register

Sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44a5ac2ca7fcc52-2022