Cow town: Vail’s CureFest brings out cow costumes, gold to raise funds, awareness for childhood cancer

Roughly 50-60 individuals wore gold or cow costumes Saturday as they walked from Lionshead to Vail Village throughout Vail’s Second Annual CureFest. The occasion raises consciousness and funds for childhood most cancers. Gold is the official coloration of childhood most cancers and Campbell Sullivan liked cows.

After a 4 12 months battle with CIC-DUX4 sarcoma, Sullivan died Feb. 22 after struggling a mind hemorrhage introduced on by the uncommon type of most cancers. She was 19.

A Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy alumnae, Sullivan based the SkiFast Basis for different youngsters with sarcomas, grew to become an advocate for kids’s most cancers, marched on Washington, D.C. in help of funding for kids’s most cancers, was named an envoy for St. Baldrick’s Basis. By all of it, she by no means as soon as misplaced her megawatt smile as she inspired others.

An avid ski racer, Sullivan stored her ardour for the game thriving in herself and together with her teammates. When she was too sick to race or practice, she grew to become a coach. When that proved past her capabilities, she went to the races to cheer for her teammates. When she couldn’t stroll to the races, she was in her wheelchair.

Many attendees at Saturday’s CureFest wore t-shirts with {a photograph} of Sullivan, whose purpose with founding the SkiFast Basis was to help and help pediatric most cancers sufferers (18 and youthful) with sarcoma cancers by serving to them return to the actions they love.

Final 12 months, Sullivan led the march. This 12 months, her buddy and fellow alumna Cleo Braun led shouts of cheers similar to “youngsters deserve greater than 4” — the % of most cancers analysis funding that goes to chilhood sarcomas — and “go gold” because the walkers returned the cheer and marched to Vail Village.

On the Lionshead registration, t-shirts, wrist bands and even marmalade jam have been on the market to profit the SkiFast Basis. Ski racing famous person Mikaela Shiffrin donated race fits, jackets and signed bibs, which shall be on public sale by means of mid-October.

Gibby Sullivan, Cambell’s mom, was in Washington D.C. to march on the Nationwide CureFest to obtain the “Driving Drive Award” posthumously in her daughter’s honor. Campbell Sullivan was praised for beginning the Vail Curefest and her all the time eager to do extra for childhood most cancers.

To donate to the SkiFast Basis or buy merchandise, go to SkiFastFoundation.com or mail SkiFast Basis C/O Invoice Allen, 2224 Inexperienced Rush Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80919.

To bid on Mikaela Shiffrin’s objects, please visit her Instagram account.