Oct 21, 2003 2 min read

Al Stancato, a 73-year-old Belle Vernon man, recently participated in the Berlin Marathon in Germany to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program. Stancato finished the race with a time of six hours and 22 minutes and finished third in the 70 and over category in the marathon, which included 51,000 participants. He walked with his 46-year-old daughter, Monica Boyd of Hollywood, Fla.

Since 1996, Stancato has participated in 10 marathons and has raised more than $50,000 for the organization to date.

Since its inception, more than 150,000 participants, who have been inspired by leukemia patients and their stories, have raised more than $350 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to use for research and patient services.

Team in Training participants take part in more than 40 national and international marathons, century rides and triathlons.

For more information about the Team in Training program, call the Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at 800-726-2873 or 800-482-TEAM (8326) or visit the Web site at www.teamintraining.org

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is based in White Plains, N.Y., is the fastest growing, nationwide, non-profit, voluntary health organization. The society’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Since its founding in 1949, the society has provided more than $240 million for research and has targeted blood-related cancers. For additional information, contact the society at 800-955-4572 or visit the Web site at www.leukemia-lymphoma.org.