Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Jonathan Garet and his family made the announcement Monday at the Cecil Township Board of Supervisors meeting.
Months after Jonathan Garet and his family spoke before the Cecil Township Board of Supervisors to ask permission to use Southpointe as a venue for a memorial 5K run, they returned to share some awesome news. “Well, we just told Cecil Township last night, so it is not a secret anymore,” Jonathan Garrett wrote on the Flying Monkey 5K Facebook page Tuesday. “The Scott A. Garet Memorial Foundation will be able to donate $14,000 to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, earmarked for lung cancer research. Thank you to all that came out to support our cause!” With 347 registered participants, Jonathan Garet said the event honoring his late brother Scott, who died after a battle with lung cancer, was “pretty amazing.” Asked if the Flying…
Friday, August 17, 2012
The event, being held in Southpointe tomorrow, will honor the memory of Scott Garet—a healthy 26-year-old man who died tragically of lung cancer this past December.
As a journalist, I've covered sewage stories and court stories and council stories and plenty of Marcellus Shale stories. But then there was Scott Garet's story—one of the most difficult ones I've ever had to write. I just feared I couldn't do it justice. After all, Scott's brother, Jonathan, kindly (and very patiently and very bravely) sat down with me at a local coffeeshop to share his late brother's story—going through the details of his first signs of pain to his lung cancer diagnosis to his death to the formation of the Flying Monkey 5K in his honor. And I'm not ashamed to say that I had to stop the interview for tissues—for me. I was touched by Scott's story and inspired to live a little louder, and not take time for granted as much…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Scott Garet was a healthy 26-year-old runner before being suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer. Now his family wants you to learn from his story—and support a 5K in his honor.
When his big brother, Scott, was diagnosed with lung cancer, Jonathan Garet climbed up into the family’s attic to find a toy from their childhood—a yellow stuffed monkey his aunt had gotten him as a boy. While the toy was meant for Jonathan, it was quickly absconded by his big brother—becoming his favorite childhood toy. Jonathan, a Washington resident, thought it would bring Scott comfort during those days in the hospital. After Scott lost his battle with lung cancer last year, the monkey became the symbol and namesake of the 5K run/walk the family planned for him. A ‘Shocking’ Diagnosis It was just last summer when Scott Garet noticed a slight pain in his back—but the longtime athlete shrugged it off and ran through the ache, putting in …
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12:25 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
I am very happy for your fanily with the success of your 5K run. It is always good to see positive thing in our community and hope to see this event for many years to come with each year growing larger and larger. more ›