Scranton Area Community Foundation to Benefit from Shine Like Susan 5K

The Scranton Area Community Foundation will receive donations from a group of Abington Heights High School students from the Class of 2025 and members of the school’s cross country and track and field teams have gathered to organize the upcoming 3rd annual Shine Like Susan 5K, a race in memory of Susan Burke, who lost her battle with colon cancer in 2022. The race will raise money to benefit the Susan Burke Foundation for Colon Cancer, a fund established in 2022 at the Scranton Area Community Foundation by the family of Susan Burke to provide support to individuals with a colon cancer diagnosis who are experiencing financial hardship.

The Shine Like Susan 5K will occur at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Abington Heights Middle School. All proceeds will benefit the Susan Burke Foundation for Colon Cancer at the Scranton Area Community Foundation. The event will include a free kids’ fun run (ages 8 and under), raffle baskets, music, course guides, and more. Interested parties can register online at www.runsignup.com/shinelikesusan. The Shine Like Susan 5K registration fee is $25 online and $30 on race day.

Since its beginning in 2022, the Shine Like Susan 5K event has raised over $50,000 to support the Susan Burke Foundation for Colon Cancer.