EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An annual race held in East Providence on Saturday raised money for a local organization that supports children with cancer.

The Mark Palumbo Memorial University Orthopedics 5K is named in honor of Dr. Mark Palumbo, a University Orthopedics spine surgeon who died back in 2019.

The 5K coincides with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and raises money for The Tomorrow Fund, an organization that Palumbo supported.

"The sponsors and the [people] who participate each year are helping us keep Mark's memory alive, but more importantly, they are supporting our community and children who are sick," said Mark's wife, Anne Palumbo. "This year was a big success. We'll be back next year, and it will be even bigger and better."

The Tomorrow Fund is a nonprofit that provi

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