WVII Interviews Student who Organized Run to Support Cancer Patients
WVII (Channel 7) spoke with University of Maine student Matt Dexter about Eastern Trek for Cancer, a nonprofit he created to help support cancer patients. “There’s been a lot of research done on how effective social support can be to enhance the psychological well-being on the patient, but also the physical health,” Dexter said. Over the summer of 2014, Dexter raised $7,300 for the Ulman Cancer Foundation while participating in 4K for Cancer, a 42-day cross-country run to raise money for and awareness of cancer. Since completing the 4,000-mile team relay run, Dexter formed his nonprofit and has planned a 29-day, 400-mile relay run that starts June 27, 2015 in Kittery, Maine, and ends July 25, 2015 in Surf City, New Jersey.