13th Annual Snowdrop Ultra 55 Hour race & Relay

Why We Snowdrop? The driving force behind everything we do is the children. We’ve seen the impact a childhood cancer diagnosis has on the entire family and we’re deeply committed to ensuring children affected by a cancer diagnosis have the opportunity to pursue their college dreams with scholarships, regardless of financial challenges. We are painstakingly aware that childhood cancer research continues to be under funded so we continue our mission to help fund Research and Awareness. Our actions brings our WHY to life. Why 55 Hours? 55 Hours is symbolic. On February, 2006, the young lady (15-year-old, Chelsey Campbell) who inspired and founded Snowdrop Foundation, had what is still a record setting surgery at Texas Children’s Cancer Center. Her surgery lasted 27 continuous hours. Through those 27 hours, there were 4 anesthesiologists and 4 shift changes of nurses. However, 1 primary surgeon and 1 assistant surgeon performed the operation in its entirety, without taking any breaks. This race recognizes the time it took the 2 surgeons who operated on 1 patient in order to save her life. 2 (surgeons) x 27 (hours) = 54 + 1 more hour for Chelsey = 55 Hours