The Department of Finance is hosting a Huntsman SportsFest cancer research fundraiser in honor of Flyn Dawson as he battles a rare form of cancer.
We hope you can participate by becoming a team member, riding or running in-person or virtually,
and/or raising funds to better understand and beat this cancer.
About Flyn
Flyn Dawson! What can be said about Flyn Dawson? He has been part of the David Eccles School of Business family since Fall of 2011 when the Department of Finance brought him on to teach Real Estate courses to undergraduates/graduate students in the Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program, and he is currently the Director of the Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center. Full-time, he is the Senior Vice-President/Senior Relationship Manager in the Core Real Estate Banking Group at Zions Bank. Flyn is not only a colleague at the Eccles School and Zions, but he also makes it a point to be a friend, listening ear, and genuine carer for those he comes in contact with. We consider him family.
Jump to 2014. Flyn was diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma in the pelvis, which is very rare, and surgery to remove the tumor was very successful. Two years later, another tumor was found but was inoperable, and he has been receiving treatment on and off for the last 3 years. During this time, he never focused on himself and what he was going through. He always asked you how you are doing, what he could help you with and turned his energy to make sure that those he came in contact with knew they weren’t alone. We feel the same way toward Flyn.
As an Eccles School family, we are reaching out to our faculty, staff, MRED students current and past, friends, and family to participate in the 2021 Huntsman Sportsfest Saturday, June 12th. Where ever you are, we would love for you to participate in person or virtually.
Event Details
When: Saturday, June 12, 2021
Where: All activities start and finish at Fort Douglas Field at the University of Utah
What:
Run Options: 5K, 10K Trail, and Kids Fun Run
Ride Options: Out-and-back routes including 25, 50, 75, 100, or 140 miles.
Virtual Participant Option: Near or far, join us as a Virtual Huntsman SportsFest participant and do any activity you’d like! Fundraise, participate, and rally together as a virtual community.
Website: Join the Fight with Flyn by clicking here.
Fundraising Incentives
While fundraising isn’t required, it is highly encouraged and appreciated as 100% of funds go directly to groundbreaking cancer research at Huntsman Cancer Institute. As a thank you for fundraising, Huntsman Sportsfest has a few incentives to say thank you.
- $250 – Discounted registration for the 2022 Huntsman SportsFest
- $500 – Huntsman SportsFest jersey (cycling or running) and two tickets to the end-of-year Huntsman Heroes Celebration
- $1,000 – Huntsman bib cycling shorts from DNA Cycling or Huntsman Heroes Team Jacket (to be received in September)
- $1,500 – (Huntsman Ride ONLY) – Guaranteed entry to the 2021 LOTOJA (not comped)
- $2,000 – Entry in a drawing with a chance to win items like airline tickets, restaurant gift cards, event tickets, race swag, bike shop gift cards, and more!
You can participate without fundraising, but for those that would like to fundraise, we have arranged to have all funds raised earmarked for the research about the cancer Flyn is fighting.
100% of funds raised support cancer research at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI).
If you have any questions regarding details about the event, please contact Jenny McConnell at Jennifer.McConnell@Eccles.Utah.edu
We hope to have you participate!