2,500 People Crawl For Cancer In Denver

Thousands of people took the streets of Denver this weekend to raise money in hopes of finding a cure for cancer. Teams of 10-12 people each paid $500 in exchange for beer tokens at different bars in LoDo. With branded “CFC” shirts in a slew of colors, it is fun to mingle with other teams and make insta-friends at Denver’s Crawl For Cancer. Participating bars included Retro Room, Lodo’s, Delaney’s, Fado’s and Sports Column. At the end of the crawl, teams headed back to Blake Street Tavern for the after party. That Eighties Band kept everyone dancing as the sunset over Denver.

Since the event started in Kansas City in 2001, it has become the third largest pub crawl in the nation. In Denver, there were more than 2,500 people participating– just a small number compared to the 100,000 people who have joined the party.

Chris Hartley brought the crawl to Denver in 2007 after he lost his aunt to bone marrow Cancer. Since, the event has raised nearly $150,000 for the Rocky Mountain Cancer Assistance Program which assists people financially that are battling the disease. It also celebrates survivorship and serves to remember those who have lost the bottle. “I never knew when I started the charity in Denver that it would take off as well as it has.  Cancer has affected so many people’s lives and it is truly moving to see people Crawl with us each year who have beaten cancer or are currently battling cancer.  It is tough to find someone who has not been effected and it’s great that we can all come together to raise money for such a great charity such as the RMCA,” says Hartley.