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USA Wrestling leader Robert Brams, and other wrestling groups, to enter Race for Hope Brain Tumor Society event

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Dr Henry Brem, Director of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine, together with Robert Brams partner to find better therapies for patients with brain tumors. (Photos Top: Dr. Henry Brem, Chief of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University Medicine. Below, Robert Brams).


Father, lawyer, wrestling advocate and brain tumor survivor, Robert Brams and his family are leading "Crush Cancer-Team Relentless" in the upcoming Race for Hope.


Brams is supported by Johns Hopkins Medicine and a host of others in the campaign to fight brain tumors. The Brams family will participate in the Race for Hope 5k event on May 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Brams efforts are supported by The NFL Players Association, AECOM, a major international engineering and construction firm, the Meltzer Group and the International law firm of Greenberg Traurig, among others.


The Brams family will participate in the event with the support of USA Wrestling, the Maryland and Virginia State Wrestling Associations, the National Wrestling Coaches Association, the Wrestlers in Business Network, the Wrestling Coalition of DC, St. John's College High School Wrestling and Montgomery Youth Wrestling as well as Brams' family and many friends.


Robert's commitment to wrestling includes youth coaching and chairing the Advisory Board for Wrestling to Beat the Streets, DC, a nonprofit focused on developing wrestling programs for inner city schools.


Brams served as counsel to USA Wrestling in its successful effort to bring wrestling back into the Olympics. He now sits on the national board of the Wrestlers in Business Network. Brams serves as practice group Co-Chair for the law firm of Greenberg Traurig.


The May 7 Race for Hope event is still open for all interested in participating. The flyer in the link below, invites participants to Join Team Relentless. Team Relentless will be competing against other Maryland, Virginia and D.C. wrestling organizations and teams, and friends of the sport.


Crush Cancer - Team Relentless has had a strong start in reaching its fundraising goal, and appreciates any and all support that the wrestling community can provide to its efforts.


TO REGISTER/SIGN UP FOR TEAM RELENTLESS TEAM: Click on the team home page: http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/goto/CCTeamRelentless


Feel free to participate in the race by gathering teammates and forming your own team.


In addition, please consider making a tax deductible donation to Johns Hopkins Medicine at the following link:
https://secure.jhu.edu/form/neurosrg


This donation link includes a scroll down that allows you to click on "Crush Cancer - Bob Brams Fund" and then to donate.

WHILE WE COMPETE IN THE SPORT, WE'RE ALWAYS UNITED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT CAUSES.

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