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5K
WALK 4 SICKLE CELL
26 SEPTEMBER 2026

More than just a walk.  The 5K Walk 4 Sickle Cell is a fun, healthy way to support a worthy cause, learn, and meet our communities!

Florence Copper-Smith at F.A.C.T.S. 5K Walk 4 Sickle Cell 2025

About the WALK

The Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professorship was founded in 2014.  Participating in the run will help make the professorship an endowed chair and support aggressive, cutting-edge research to find an affordable, accessible cure for sickle cell disease for all.  To date, over $600,000 has been raised for this professorship.  Help us meet our goal of raising $1 million to establish an endowed chair.  For more information, contact us.

The important reasons behind Florence Neal Cooper Smith Sickle Cell 5k Run.

In the News - the 2024 Florence Neal Cooper Smith Sickle Cell 5K raises more than $7,600, Channel 6 News, September 21, 2024.

Unable to participate in the 5k Walk?

You can still support the Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professorship.

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