Celebrities Impacted By Pancreatic Cancer Join PanCAN s PurpleStride Los Angeles Walk To Raise Money To Fight The World s Toughest Cancer
Alex Trebek s Daughter, Nicky Trebek, This is Us Writer and Producer Dan Fogelman, Star Trek Actors Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink and Armin Shimerman Team Up To Support PanCAN s PurpleStride on Saturday, May 1
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LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) announced three all-star celebrity teams, all who have a personal connection to pancreatic cancer, are joining together to participate in the organization s biggest fundraiser, PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer. This year, the goal is to raise $10 million for the nonprofit. Nicky Trebek, This is Us Dan Fogelman, and Star Trek stars Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink and Armin Shimerman, are all joining the fight as team captains for PurpleStride Los Angeles in an effort to raise
Star Trek Stars Launch Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer
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Star Trek veterans Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink, and Armin Shimerman are coming together as part of PurpleStride s campaign to combat pancreatic cancer. The trio are offering fans who support their campaign page before May 1 to win a 30-minute Zoom call with them. The prize isn t a random drawing but a reward given to the person who does the most fundraising. It s like most charity runs you don t have to personally donate, but collect pledges from others on behalf of the
Trek team. The contest ends at midnight PST on May 1, with the PurpleStride event itself taking place later that day.
Jonathan Frakes is someone who played a huge part in many of our childhoods. I know, for me, that
Star Trek: The Next Generation was a constant fixture in our home, and my love of William T. Riker knows no bounds. So, getting to talk to Jonathan Frakes about his work with his team Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer for Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN)’s PurpleStride Los Angeles Event was absolutely incredible!
Joining up with
Star Trek alums Kitty Swink and Armin Shimerman, the charity helps raise awareness and money in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
“A better world, a brighter future. No disease or suffering. Limitless possibility. Hope. These were all part of Gene Roddenberry’s vision of ‘Star Trek.’ They also run parallel to PanCAN’s vision to create a world in which every patient with pancreatic cancer will thrive,” the press release for the