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69 flights of stairs
1,311 steps
788 feet of vertical elevation
Are you up for the challenge?
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Big Climb is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Washington/Alaska Chapter's largest fundraiser. In 2009, 6,000 participants ran, walked, and, well, crawled up the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. In the end over $1.3 million was raised to fight blood cancers. We expect another record breaking crowd and hope to reach our goal of $1.4 million raised in 2010. We need your leg and lung power to help us achieve our goal. All proceeds go towards LLS' mission to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Join us for the challenge!
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New for 2010
$5 Off - Sponsor Discount Codes
Get $5 off your registration fee by using our sponsor discount codes. Use the discount codes with your online registration or mail the code with your paper registration form.
 Promotion
Baldface has teamed up with both the Big Climb and the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb for an exciting promotion. Whoever collects the most online donations by Feb. 28th between the two stairclimbs will receive any 3-day Baldface trip during the 2011 Winter Season for two people. Click here for a Baldface video. Package includes transportation to the lodge from Nelson, all meals, accommodation, guided skiing, and taxes. Bar, retail, massages, ski rentals, and gratuities are not included. Retail value: $4050 to $6650 CDN for two people.
Fundraising Minimum:
See our FAQs page for more information on our $50 fundraising minimum for participants over 21.
Additional Post-Race Venue:
On race day participants can choose between two post-race venues for special deals. Head downstairs to McCormick & Schmick's in the Columbia Center and show them your event shirt to receive 25% off your bill (drinks not included). Or head over to the Pyramid Alehouse Brewery & Restaurant located across from Safeco Field for race day food and drink specials. See our FAQs page for more information.
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We'd like to thank our additional 2010 sponsors:
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In Memory of Ezra Sherman
2010 Big Climb Honoree
photo by Peggy Washburn
On a Friday like any other, Ezra got up and went to school. It was January 29, 2009. He stayed late to play with his twin brother and friends. That evening Ezra wasn’t feeling well. We thought he had a stomach virus and took him to the doctor.
Within an hour of leaving home we heard the word Leukemia for the first time and were rushed by ambulance to Seattle Children’s Hospital, where Ezra began blood transfusions and chemotherapy.
Ezra died 6 days after his diagnosis from AML. He had a rare gene mutation that is extremely aggressive. His doctors believe he had Leukemia for about one week before he was diagnosed.
We miss Ezra! His life was a gift to all who knew him, especially his identical twin, sister, mom, and dad. Ezra was happy, funny, talented and kind. He loved performing in musicals, playing the piano, riding his unicycle, going to school, and raising guide dogs for the blind.
The Big Climb gives us a chance to honor Ezra’s memory and fight against the disease that killed him. Thank you LLS.
To learn more about Ezra's story, visit http://ezrasherman.blogspot.com/
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