An 11-year-old helped lead a record $1 million research drive
Graham Schroth, who finished leukemia treatment and is healthy, was the face of CancerFree KIDS' 100 Mile Challenge. About 4,100 people took part.
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Graham Schroth, 11, finished leukemia treatment and is healthy. He was the face of CancerFree KIDS' 100 Mile Challenge. About 4,100 people took part and raised more than $1 million, a record for the drive. Northern Kentucky corporate teams contributed more than $335,000.
The money is for pediatric cancer research. The total is what the challenge raised. It is not a claim that the research has already changed a particular treatment.
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