Race for Lung Life :: About the Race

Race for Lung Life will be an annual, non-competitive, family-oriented 5K run/walk held in memory of Wilhelmina Bell-Taylor, a lung cancer heroine who never smoked a day in her life. She fought courageously from the moment she was diagnosed in April 2004 until she passed away on April 24, 2008.

Having watched the four-year progression of her mother's illness, and having felt the frustration of not being able to do anything to stop its course, Wilhelmina's daughter, Michelle, is committed to raising awareness about lung cancer and carrying forth her mother's legacy , "helping others." Race for Lung Life run/walk is one way.

This first annual event will take place on April 4, 2009, to honor Wilhelmina's life and to encourage others living with or caring for someone with lung cancer.