Supervisor Phil Barrett met with members of the Catie Hoch Foundation and the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation at a planning meeting for the Catiebug for a Cure race on Thursday, Sept. 10. This year's Catiebug for a Cure race will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27. The race, which has been organized by the Catie Hoch Foundation in past years, will be headed by the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation starting in 2010. Although it will no longer organize the Catiebug race starting next year, the Catie Hoch Foundation will continue its efforts to support cancer research and treatment. From left to right: Larry Hoch, Gina Peca, Barrett, Janine Cammarata and Lucas Cammarata. Photo courtesy of the Catie Hoch Foundation

Town of Clifton Park Supervisor Phil Barrett today announced Clifton Park's ongoing support of the local Catiebug for a Cure race to benefit childhood cancer research and treatment. The race, which has been organized by the Catie Hoch Foundation in past years, will be headed by the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation starting in 2010.

"We were pleased to combine Clifton Park's 5K race with the Catiebug race a few years ago and
the run has worked out great to rejuvenate our event and also support the Catie Hoch
Foundation," Barrett said. "Next year, the race will transition to another top‐rate organization,
the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation. We look forward to working with local non‐profit
groups like the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation and the Catie Hoch Foundation for years to
come."

The Catie Hoch Foundation will continue its efforts to support cancer research and treatment.
One such program that will continue is the foundation's support of the Giving Tree at Albany
Medical Center, which helps bring holiday magic to children with cancer.

"While the Catiebug run is transitioning to the Cammarata family and their foundation in
memory of their son, Nick, the Catie Hoch Foundation is looking forward to many more
productive years of helping kids with cancer," said Gina Peca, president of the Catie Hoch
Foundation. "We hope the community will continue to support the Catie Hoch Foundation as
well as the Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation."

"We are honored and thrilled to take on the Catiebug run. The Catie Hoch Foundation
supported us financially during Nick's treatment and continues to emotionally support us
through our grief," said Janine Cammarata, president of Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation.
"Next year, this run will be called ‘The Catiebug Fight to be Healed 5K Run' and will continue to
support pediatric cancer patients at Albany Medical Center's Oncology and Hematology Clinic.
We plan to continue to hold the event in the fall next year and hope that the community and
volunteers will support this fantastic fundraiser for a long time," she said.

Both organizations welcome donations year‐round, with every dollar raised funding childhood
cancer treatment and research. For information on the Catie Hoch Foundation, visit the Web
site, www.catiehochfoundation.org. For information on the Nick's Fight to be Healed
Foundation, visit www.fighttobehealed.org.  Nick's Fight to be Healed Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) established in memory of Nick Cammarata, a 13‐year‐old from Clifton Park who passed away on October 26, 2008 from
Leukemia. The Catie Hoch Foundation was established in memory of Catie Hoch, a Clifton Park
girl who died in 2000 from neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of pediatric cancer.