When Katie Nelson lost her battle with acute myeloid leukemia in 2020 at just 23 years old, her friends knew it shouldn’t put the brakes on all of the things she cared about.

Those friends created the KatieDid Foundation and launched a charity fun run, which held its fifth event over the weekend at Adams Township Community Park.

Over the years, more than $100,000 has been raised. That money helps community members who also have to deal with cancer as Katie did, but it also supports those who do mission work abroad through Global Dental Relief, a nonprofit based in Denver, as Katie did.

Katie was studying to become a dentist before she fell ill and took part in Global Dental Relief mission work. Now, the foundation in her name helps others continue that good work. The foundation also giv

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