PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community-run event in Plains Township brought runners together on Sunday for a meaningful cause. Rick's Fun Run held its sixth annual charity event at the Birchwood Pavilion.
For the last three years, the organization has selected a local community member in need to help.
This year's run supports 71-year-old Charlie Lepore, a lifelong Plains resident fighting stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Runners embraced the colorful tradition, getting covered in chalk while raising money.
"It's great, we're chalk throwers, so we love to get everybody dirty, and everybody loves it, they talk about it every year, they love to get dirty, and we do it for a good cause," said Rick's Fun Run Organizer Stephanie Fernandes.
"It was harder than I expected, actually. I run distance for school, but this was harder than I thought," 15-year-old runner Chase Comiskey said.
36 runners took part in this year's Rick's fun run.
All the proceeds will directly support Lepore's ongoing medical battle, who, despite his fight with cancer, still goes to work every day.
