Addison Bulloch Named 2022 SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award

The SagerStrong Foundation Announced its annual SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award winner at the fourth annual SagerStrong Foundation Stadium Fun Run; congratulations to Addison Bulloch of Hoschton, Georgia! In addition to being named the 2022 SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero, Bulloch, a 9th grade student at West Jackson Middle School, will receive $2500 in scholarship award monies, made possible through the SagerStrong Foundation and individual donors.

Addison is a pediatric cancer survivor, currently in middle school in Jackson County. Addison had pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of 3 ½. Addison fought for 2 ½ years – and is in remission now. She still has many affects from the chemotherapy she received but always looks for the silver lining in the dark clouds. She would like to get her college degree in equine therapy and eventually would like to offer as a therapist one day to cancer patients. Read more about Addison, her cancer journey, and how she and her family are now staying #SagerStrong and sharing their strength with other through their Cape Free Connection; learn more about Addison here: https://sagerstrongfoundation.org/hometown-hero-award/ Special thanks to Wendi Versoza, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training member for nominating Addison!

Addison was honored at the fourth annual 2022 SagerStrong Foundation Stadium Fun Run at Truist Park on Sunday, September 11, 2022. All of this year’s Hometown Hero Finalists will be recognized at the Atlanta Braves game against the New York Mets on October 2nd.

The SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award honors a pediatric leukemia patient annually that embodies everything that the SagerStrong Foundation stands for: perseverance, strength and, above all, courage. The program was created in Craig Sager's memory to inspire and "lift up" young patients in their fight to know that they have so many others "fighting" in their corner with them.

“We are continually inspired by the uplifting stories that the Foundation receives for the annual SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award Program,” said Stacy Sager, President of the SagerStrong Foundation. “We were truly blown away by the applicants this year – it was difficult to choose just one.”

To learn more about the award and our Hometown Heroes, please click here: https://sagerstrongfoundation.org/hometown-hero-award/

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About the SAGERSTRONG Foundation

Craig Sager was a two-time Emmy-Award winner, and Hall of Fame Sportscaster, known for his colorful suits and ties, with a personality to match. Sager succumbed to cancer in 2016. Stacy and Craig Sager started the SAGERSTRONG Foundation in the hope that, one day, leukemia patients and their families will never have to go through the battle they have endured. The mission of the SAGERSTRONG Foundation is to give hope to those who need it most, through research to find a cure and programs to support families in their fight against blood cancer. For more information, please visit sagerstrongfoundation.org.