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Bensonhurst Resident Forms ”Checkmate, Cancer!” Walkathon Team To Tackle Childhood Cancer
The Checkmate, Cancer! team.Karafin at the 2005 PCF WalkathonChildhood cancer is the number one cause of non-accidental deaths [http://snowdropfoundation.org/?page_id=116] among children, with 12,000 diagnoses each year. Elona Karafin, a 19-year-old Bensonhurst native, has started ”Checkmate, Cancer!”, a team participating in the annual Pediatric