Greetings from Team Jill & Ron 2024! This will be our 16th year as a team. We are excited to meet new friends who all share a common goal of raising funds and awareness about breast cancer! We have lost some very close loved ones this past year from Cancer and this is our way to take a stand and help raise funds for medical research and outreach for families that have to live with this terrible disease.
Don't Miss This!!
Indoor raffles, food, & beverages! You MUST PRE-ORDER a Food & Beer Bust Ticket, they will not be available at the event. $25 unlimited beer while kegs last + taco/nacho bar with spanish rice pilaf & dessert
About Jill
Jill Brandenburg was a brave young mom who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 31. Jill fought for four long years and left behind her young daughter, Ashley who is now 22. We have all been touched by Jill's story and as mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles want to make sure no other child has to witness this disease or lose a loved one. This is our way of taking a stand against this disease by walking.
About Ron
Ron McElmurry was diagnosed January 2011 with Infiltrating Ductile Carcinoma at the age of 45. He underwent chemo, surgery, and radiation. In February 2016; his diagnosis had changed to metastatic breast cancer (stage 4); the cancer moved to other parts of his body including his lung, bones, and liver. On March 9, 2021 Ron died peacefully at home, surrounded by his wife (and Team Jill and Ron team member) Mary Beth, as well as their two sons, Jake and Aaron. Ron loved his family and friends. He loved spending time working on his golf game, bowling, camping and bird watching. Ron was proud to be a scientist in Pediatric Cancer at the U of MN; he felt that even though he was not able to directly work on his type of cancer, he was able to help other families in their fight against childhood cancer.
