Submitted by Dana Maurer.
The Butterfly 5k Run for Rachel is being held at Haddam Killingworth High School on Sunday, August 18th, at 10:00 a.m. Rachel (Oberdorff) Corbin is an HK Class of ’94 graduate who passed away on May 4, 2019. While a student at Killingworth Elementary School, Rachel was diagnosed with Stage IVb Hodgkins Lymphoma. Although she successfully overcame the disease in childhood, she went on to suffer one health crisis after another as a result of the aggressive treatments that saved her life. She succumbed to Pleural Mesothelioma in May of this year, leaving behind a husband and two young sons.
The HKHS Class of ’94 is sponsoring the 5k to fulfill our promise to Rachel of raising money for her sons’ college funds. This is a family-friendly event and all are welcome. Rachel’s family will be in attendance, let’s show them our community love and support! Rachel’s full story, in her own words, can be found here and her final health crises are chronicled here.
More information about the run can be found HERE.
