Kristen & Jessica Bardwil
P.A.M.’s Run
Air Date, March 23, 2014
Just before Valentines Day 2008, Kristen and Jessica Bardwil lost their mother, Pamela Bardwil, to pancreatic cancer at the young age of 54. The following Valentine’s Day, the sisters with help of their Aunt Lori and other close family and friends founded P.A.M.’s Run for Pancreatic Cancer Research to celebrate the legacy and spirit of Pam, who was an avid runner and active member of the Westlake Village community.
Having learned about the significant research being conducted through the Lustgarten Foundation, P.A.M.’s Run joined forces with the organization to host an event that would impact the pancreatic cancer community as a whole. What started as a personal and intimate undertaking by Kristen and Jessica to honor their mother morphed into a full blown race, complete with over a dozen corporate sponsors, live bands, a large Expo area with vendors, and a 1K race for kids to encourage family participation, to date the Walk/Run has raised more than $525,000 in what promises to be a day to celebrate love, life and family and raise awareness and funds to help fight pancreatic cancer.