No. 17 Vol. 1
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January 2019
Climbing Beyond Beyond Cancer: Climbing
Randolph Randolph Climbing Climbing Center Hosts Fundraiser for Epic Experience
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nn the the evening evening of of Saturday Saturday December December 15, 15,Randolph RandolphClimbing Climbing Center Center(RCC) (RCC)hosted hostedan anevent event Climbing Climbing Beyond Beyond Cancer Cancer to to fundraise fundraisefor forthe theorganization organization Epic EpicExperience. Experience. Epic Experience Experience provides provides Epic freeweek-long week-longadventure adventure exexfree periencestotoadults adultswho whohave have periences beendiagnosed diagnosedwith withcanacer. canacer. been “Most organizations that ex“Most organizations that existedatatthe thetime timewhen whenEpic EpicExExisted periencewas wasfounded foundedfocused focused perience onkids kidsor oryoung youngadults. adults. Epic Epic on Experience is the only one who Experience is the only one who doesadults adultsand and all all stages stages of of does Cancer,both boththose thosecurrently currentlyinin Cancer, treatmentand andsurvivors,” survivors,”says says treatment Sabine Schwab, who organized Sabine Schwab, who organized theevent. event. the Schwab, 36,ofofRoxbury, Roxbury,was was Schwab, 36, diagnosed with brain cancer diagnosed with brain cancer inin 2014atatage age32, 32, shortly shortly after after 2014 givingbirth birth to to her her daughter. daughter. giving Her tumor was about the size of a golf ball. “I had open brain surgery, six weeks of daily radiation, and a year of chemotherapy,” says Schwab. She is a brain cancer survivor of almost five years now and devotes much of her time volunteering. “I have dedicated my life to the cancer community. I serve on various boards, and I’m a speaker and advocate in
the community,” Herbrain tumortumor was about the size says of a Schwab. golf ball. “I had open brain Schwab surgery, sixattended weeks of an dailyEpic raExperience in May 2015. diation, andcamp a year of chemoSchwab’s brought therapy,” experience says Schwab. She her water survivor rafting on is a white brain cancer of the Colorado River, among almost five years now and devotes activities. much of her time other “It’s notvolunjust teering. “I havethat dedicated my the adventures bring the life to thesays cancer community. healing,” Schwab, “they I serve on various and also make time boards, for group I’m a speaker and advocate in discussions with commonly the brain tumor shared fears andcommunity,” questions says Schwab. along the cancer journey.” Schwab attended Epic Schwab joined the an Alumni Experience camp in May 2015. Board of Epic Experience as Schwab’s experience an Outreach Specialist brought in June her white water on the the 2015. In 2017, sherafting became Colorado River, among other Alumni Team lead, and in 2018 activities. not the adjoined the “It’s Board ofjust Directors. ventures bring the healSchwabthat enjoys climbing at ing,” says Schwab, “they also Randolph Climbing Center and make time for group discusthought it would be the persions with commonly fect place to fundraise for Epic on pageIII,9 Experience.continued Joe Auriemma one of the managers and the event coordinator of Randolph Climbing Center, says that they are one of the great kept secrets of the local climbing community. The Epic Experience event was the first fundraising event at RCC. Now, “we are looking for more groups to do benefit events in partnership with us,” says Auriemma. Auriemma was eager to
GET A GUARANTEED OFFER ON YOUR HOME TODAY! partner with Epic Experience for this event. “It’s really personal for me because my aunt’s got stage four breast cancer, and she’s fighting it. Her spirits are high, and she’s
doing well,” says Auriemma. “She’s the big inspiration for us at RCC to partner with Epic Experience.” Tickets for Climbing Beyond continued on page 9
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