Cupid's Undie Run Puts the Hilarity in Charity

By David Nordstrom 

I will be stripping to my skivvies and running around in the frigid temps this February, all in an effort to raise funds so kids like Jack Burke can grow up happy and healthy. Jack is the kind of kid that immediately becomes your best friend - such a character, a great big brother and just happy as can be.

But Jack's journey is a tough one. He was diagnosed with NF (neurofibromatosis) at two-years-old and, along with other tumors, he has a plexiform neurofibroma (a complex tumor) just behind his left eye. 

And now, just this September, they discovered a new tumor on his brain stem that needs immediate intervention. So, as you are reading this, he will have started 15 months of chemotherapy. An 8-year-old going through chemo!

NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, so I am running in my undies in the freezing cold because I will do whatever it takes, no matter how ridiculous, to help find a cure for NF!

Last year, Cupid's raised over $1.3 million towards ending NF.

Your donation, whether it be $5 or $500, will provide critical funding to the Children's Tumor Foundation and allow for clinical trials, treatments and ultimately the cure we desperately need. 

To start a team, join a team, or just run solo click here. 

The party starts at 12 p.m., run time is 2 p.m., then back for more fun until 4 p.m. "Arrive early and stay late, and feel free to remain pants-less the entire time!"

David Nordstrom is a graduate of Grosse Ile High School. He currently works at Quicken Loans in Detroit.