BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), combining education, advocacy and community as a leading asbestos victims’ voice worldwide, is pleased to join race organizer and mesothelioma survivor Larry Davis in the Second Annual South Florida “Wishing Well” Miles for Meso 8K Run/Tribute Walk. This inspiring event has been organized to raise awareness and funds about the often threatening disease created from asbestos exposure.
“I'm fighting to stay alive everyday and now I've have taken the fight to the streets," said Mesothelioma Survivor Larry Davis, "to raise awareness about asbestos-related disease and fund research that will prevent exposure and eliminate mesothelioma."
"Asbestos is not banned in the United States, exposure to asbestos is prevalent and asbestos-related diseases are deadly," said Doug Larkin, Co-Founder & Communications Director of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. "I'm privileged and honored to be running with Larry, his friends and family and all the participants. I dedicate my participation to my late father-in-law Bill Shields of Yorktown, VA., who passed away from Mesothelioma and all victims of asbestos-related disease."
"More than 10,000 Americans die annually from asbestos-caused diseases and 30% of the deaths are caused from mesothelioma,” said Linda Reinstein, Mesothelioma Widow, Co-Founder & President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO). "As long as asbestos continues to be used in our country and across the globe, ADAO will continue to educate the public about asbestos exposure, work to ban asbestos, and expand our community support efforts. One life lost to an asbestos-caused disease is tragic; hundreds of thousands of deaths is unconscionable.”
The race, hosted by the Boca Raton Road Runners Miles for Meso club, kicks off Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Spanish River Park. Preregistration begins at 5:45 a.m. and both races start at 7:30 a.m.
About Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. ADAO is an independent global organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education, advocacy and community. ADAO’s mission includes supporting global advocacy and advancing asbestos awareness, prevention, early detection, treatment, and resources for asbestos-related disease. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.