(photo by Angela Daves-Haley)

More than 3,000 runners and walkers participated in the 19th annual “L.A. Cancer Challenge” 5K/10K Walk/Run (LACC) on Oct. 30. It was the first year since 2003 that the LACC was hosted on the UCLA campus. The charity fundraiser – sponsored and produced by the Hirshberg Foundation – raised nearly $600,000 for pancreatic cancer research, bringing the 19-year total to more than $7.2 million. The LACC serves as a kick-off to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November. Proceeds benefit the Hirshberg Foundation’s pancreatic cancer research and programs providing information, resources and support to pancreatic cancer patients and their families. For information, visit www.pancreatic.org.