Sharsheret West Coast Dash – 5K/10K/Family Fun Race

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On Sunday, September 15, 2024, Sharsheret will gather on Dockweiler Beach for our Third Annual West Coast Dash in support of our breast and ovarian cancer work.

Our run/walk will include a new route and will have a 5K, 10K, Family Fun Race, and Event Festival. There is a virtual option available.

All ages, abilities and strollers welcome.

Check out what people are saying about Sharsheret and the West Coast Dash!

Why this race? Why now?

Whether it touched your mom, your best friend, your brother or even you, Sharsheret
knows that breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and hereditary risk for cancer are family issues.
Join us when we gather our community on the beach for a morning of fun and fitness for our 3rd annual race. 

Thank you for your participation and support,

Karen Goss and Shuli Bendheim Steinlauf, Race Co-Chairs
Jessica Jablon, California Regional Director

Race Start Times (subject to change)

5K/10K Races – 8am 

Family Fun Race – 9:15am 

Virtual Race – Choose your own adventure

Event Festival – Throughout the morning

 

Race Prices 

10K Race – $70

5K Race – $60

Family Fun Race (1K for all ages) – $30

**Virtual Race – $36

*Prices do not include processing fees **Virtual race tickets purchased by August 29th will receive a race t-shirt by mail.

 

Donations

Suggested Donation – $250

VIP Race Gift – Donations $1000+ 

*Contributions excluding the value of race entry tickets are tax-deductible.

Race Grand Marshals

Healthcare Hero Grand Marshal – Dr. Joshua G. Cohen

Dr. Joshua G. Cohen is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist and Medical Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Program at the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center at City of Hope Orange County. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He has been recognized by Los Angeles Magazine as one of L.A.’s Top Doctors and a Southern California Super Doctor. He has worked with Sharsheret for the past five years and serves on the CA Advisory Committee. Dr. Cohen is grateful for the immense work that Sharsheret does with patients and families impacted by breast and ovarian cancer.

 

Honorary Community Hero Grand Marshal – Rabbi Aimee Irshay Gerace z”l

Commemorating the First Yahrzeit of Beloved Communal Leader and Educator

Rabbi Aimee Irshay Gerace devoted her career to serving the Jewish community and has set in motion a remarkable legacy with the tremendous force of her words, actions, laughter, wisdom, and grace. Aimee most recently served as the Education Director at Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center from 2017 until her passing from breast cancer in October 2023. It’s not actually possible to know or measure her impact, because it’s just getting started and will continue for generations through her family, her friends, her students, her colleagues, the communities she built, and her beautiful and brilliant children.

Race Details
 

5K / 10K 

Race Entry tickets include a race t-shirt and finisher’s medal. Both races will be chip timed. Recommended for elementary school-age and above. 

Family Fun Race (1K)

Race Entry tickets are for ages 1 and up and include a race t-shirt and medal. This race is open to people of all abilities and generations of families running or walking together. Get ready for the photo opportunity!!
 

Virtual Race

Join us from anywhere around the country. Race tickets purchased by August 29th will receive a race t-shirt by mail.

 

Early Bird Packet Pickup Details
LA Metro Pickup
Thursday, September 12 from 4 – 7pm

Rancho Park/Cheviot Hills Park Recreation Center Parking Lot
2551 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Enter the park at the Motor Avenue Parking Lot located in the northeast corner of the park. Look out for our pink tables in front of the baseball field and restrooms alongside the Motor Avenue Parking Lot.

Valley Pickup
Thursday, September 12 from 4 – 7pm

Fleet Feet Encino
16545 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
Located on Ventura Blvd. between Rubio and Hayvenhurst. Parking is available in front of the store. We’ll be located inside the store.
15% off anything in-store (with the exception of electronics and clearance items) to those picking up their bibs.

Win Trophies and Prizes for:

Team that raises the most money

Best race day costumes

Team with the most racers

Synagogue with the most racers

School with the most racers

Team with the most donors

First team to hit $1,800 (from multiple donors)

First team to hit $5,000 (from multiple donors)

Top family fundraising team

Top under 18 fundraiser

 

Leadership Listing

Event Co-Chairs:

Karen Goss and Shuli Benheim Steinlauf

Event Planning Committee:

Sari Abrams | Sharon Bacharach | Sarina Basch | Kathi Barnhard | Heather Berkowitz | Isabelle Blye | Yocheved Deutch | Dr. Sarah Farzan | Shari Fishman | Carri Garelick | Sharon Gomperts | Abbi Hertz | Stacy Kent | Allyson Kimmel | Julie Klein  | Jessica Lundy | Courtney Mizel | Laura Osman | Rivkie Samson | Elisa Schoenfeld | Chaya Serbin | Jennifer Smith | Sheila Baran Spiwak | Alex Tafet | Barbara Weisman | Marisa Yafai

California Community Advisory Committee:

Sari Abrams | Sharon Bacharach, Co-Chair | Kathi Barnhard, Co-Chair | Mollie Bauer | Dr. Leslie Botnick | Dr. Joshua Cohen | Dr. Noam Drazin | Dr. Sarah Farzan | Carri Garelick | Karen Goss | Abbi Hertz | Brad Hertz | Lisa Hofheimer | Stacy Kent | Miriam Kraemer | Dr. Amy Kusske | Courtney Mizel | Dr. Debbie Mund | Bita Nehoray | Danielle Pullman | Nicole Sacks | Elisa Schoenfeld | Chaya Serbin | Dr. Taaly Silberstein | Shuli Bendheim Steinlauf

Event Team Captains (as of 8/14/24):

Lara Abell | Sari Abrams | Kathi Barnhard | Sarina Basch | Mollie Bauer | Nancy Beiser | Esti Benchimol | Mayer Bick | Ellen Braun | Carolyn Burns | Jaclyn Cohen | Joshua Cohen | Cari Cohn-Morros | Yoselin Cordon | Nikki Eigler | Jenna Fields | Susan Fink | Bracha Firestone | Melanie Fisher | Rachel Fried | Lori Getz | Dina Glouberman | Karen Goss | Stefanie Hagen | Abbi Hertz | Joshua Hofheimer | Jessica Jablon | Dion Jackson | Karen Kalan | Joanna Kasirer | Stacy Kent | Melissa Kovach | Mara Krauss | Shuli Kupchan | Tova Loffman | Taryn Maister | Rachel Malk | Suzanne Marks | Jesse Martin | Benjamin Mokhtar | Laura Ogozaly | Laura Osman | Dana Petro | Anna Prager | Danielle Pullman | Ashlyn Rosen | Karen Sacks | Symone Sass | Aimee Sax | Elisa Schoenfeld | Chaya Serbin | Taaly Silberstein | Shuli Steinlauf | Naomi Strongin | Alex Tafet | Jamila Veasley | Mark Vedel | Jill Wright | Brian Young

Sponsors

Download our sponsorship form or contact Jessica Jablon.


Underwriter Sponsor

Ambassador Sponsors

 

 


Patron Sponsors


Gold Supporters


Silver Supporter

Water Sponsor

 

 

Community Partners

 

Thank You to our Generous Donors (as of 9/12/24)

Sapphire Jewel
Sheila Baran Spiwak and Alan Spiwak | Stacey and Ranon Kent | Courtney Mizel

Ruby Jewels
Anonymous (2) | Sharon and Michael Bacharach | Evelyn and Gloria Baran | Julia Baum and Adam Feldman | Scott Beiser | Brown, Altshule and Vazana Family | Jackie and Joshua Cohen | Lindsey and Gary Fields | Carri Garelick and the Garelick Family Foundation | Karen and Jeff Goss | Abbi Hertz and David Krauss | Lisa and Joshua Hofheimer | Marcie and Scott Howard | Susan and Dan Kane | Katz Bick Family | Lisa and Victor Kohn | Aimee Kusske | Debra Mund | Jennifer and Mark Smith | Cassie and Eitan Weinstock

Chai Sponsors
Nancy and Scott Beiser | Debbie and Scott Mund | Shuli Bendheim Steinlauf and Avi Steinlauf

Guardians
Kathi Barnhard | Mayer Bick | Cindy and Noam Drazin | Shari and Jeff Fishman |  Germaine Gurr | Yvette Ostalaza | Rudy Sanchez | Benjamin Shapell

Friends 
Kathi Barnhard | Robert Barnhard | Anna Baum and Barry Novack | Margaret and Joseph Baum | Naomi Baum | Susan Baum | Ruth and Seth Berkowitz | Ellen Braun | Stephanie Bronson | Daniel Clivner | Hadar and Seth Cohen | Betty Feinberg | S. Jack Fenigstein | Dina and Michael Glouberman | Rachel Joseph | Miller Kaplan | Allyson Kimmel | Steven Kupferman | Cynthia R Lederer | Stephen Lee | Heidi Levine | Elayne and Howard Levkowitz | Ilana Lewis | Michael Lin | Adrian Miller | Judith Miller | Dana Petro and The Petro Family | Dovi Prero | Ditza Recht | Ryan Sacks | Randi Seigel | Sheri Schlesinger | Alice Schoenfeld | Anna Shapell | Liz and Peter Steinlauf | Jack Weisel

Supporters
Anonymous | Sarina Basch | Michael Bauer | Giti and Jack Bendheim | The Berkowitz Family | Elisabeth Braun-Lilenfeld | Marti Breier | Ellen and Jeff Brown | Rhonda Cohen | Robert De Marco | Scott Ervin | Paula Etra | Carly Feuerstein | Sharon Flanagan | Rena Frankel | Stephen Fronk | Alyssa Grikscheit | Todd Hasson | Mady and Arthur Jablon | The Lake Family | Jenna Leventhal |  Tina and Mike Loboda | Julie Marzouk | Suzanne Marks | Julie Marzouk | The Moran Family | Danielle Novack | Stephanie Payab | Peggy Robin | Sheryl Rosenberg | Lee Samson | Steven Sax | Rochelle Shapell | Elisa and Alan Schoenfeld | Barry Shapiro | Michelle and David Silver | Mihae Song | Lisa Stuart | Megan Torrey-Payne | Jennifer & Spencer Tyler | Kevin Wade | Elana Zeligman

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