Ridgefielders are making waves to fight cancer in the 7th Aannual Swim Across America
On Saturday, June 24, 2017, more than 200 swimmers and 100 land volunteers, boaters and kayakers will make waves in the fight to defeat cancer in the 11th annual Swim Across America Greenwich-Stamford Swim. The Greenwich-Stamford Swim Across America event is held on the border of Old Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut, at 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, that is home to the Swim’s beneficiary, the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT).
Tori Dinkel of Ridgefield, Connecticut, one of the Swim’s top fundraisers and a swimmer that has participated all 11 years of the Greenwich-Stamford Swim Across America event, sums up her “Why I Swim” this way:
“W is for Wetsuits - who doesn’t look cool in a wetsuit!
His for hundred percent! 100% of donations received by ACGT go directly to cancer research!
Y is for Yale University and the innovative lab being used to research new treatments for blood cancers.
I is for immune therapy and RNA that might be the answer and funds are needed to figure that out.
S is for Dr. Samuel Katz at Yale University, an ACGT Swim Across America grant recipient - Sam, you’ve got this!
I is for I want to make a difference!
M is for Mather Hospital, Dr. Vacirca and all of the people who helped my Mom, Catherine Clark.”
Also participating is "Team Ridgefield High School". They explain, "In our lifetime, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer. We joined the SAA community so that, together, we can change that. We are challenging ourselves by swimming in the Greenwich-Stamford Open Water Swim and raising as much money to fight cancer as we can."
You can make a credit card donation by clicking HERE or send a check to Swim Across America, c/o Jacque Lang, 14 Little Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Check should be made out to Swim Across America but please include a note mentioning our team or the swimmer you are supporting!
Volunteer opportunities for boaters, kayakers and land volunteers are also available. For more information, visit www.swimacrossamerica.org or email Jacque Lang at Jacque@swimacrossamerica.org or call 203-438-0313.