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Contact: Tom Chiappetta 203-984-4806

tomchip21@aol.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2012

On April 12th, The CT Challenge Presents An Evening With Sean Swarner

Sean Swarner Conquered Cancer Twice & Climbed Mt. Everest With One Lung Come Hear Sean And Be Inspired to Climb Your Own “Mountains”

Fairfield CT - The Connecticut Challenge is pleased to announce a CT Challenge Speaker Series event with Sean Swarner, two time cancer survivor, mountain climber, and author of Keep Climbing...How I beat cancer and reached the top of the world. Sean will speak at Roger Ludlowe Middle School, on Thursday, April 12th at 7:30 PM. This event is free to the public and made possible in part with support from People’s United Bank. Registration is required at www.CTChallenge.org/keepclimbing. Sean’s story takes you on a journey that is not only inspiring, but offers a message of hope that taps into that motivational adrenaline rush that runs through all of us. Sean reveals a life of limitless possibility as he details the seemingly impossible boundaries he has conquered, battles he has fought, and peaks he has climbed; all motivated by an astonishing inner strength and super-human like physical endurance. Step into Sean’s world and venture back into your own life, believing not only in the durability and strength of the human condition, but in yourself, your own strength, and your own ability to achieve anything. Through a dynamic audiovisual presentation, you will climb with Sean up the 29,035-foot giant that is Mount Everest, surviving hurricane-force winds and crossing crevasses thousands of feet deep on rickety aluminum ladders. You will venture along into the grueling journey of his youth and witness his fight for survival as he overcomes two bouts with cancer. Finally, you will trek with Sean as he takes you along to the highest peaks in Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. A special reception and flag signing for cancer survivors will be held at 6:30 that evening, before the event. Sean will carry the flag up Mt. Kilimanjaro this July and plant it at the summit. Following the event, Sean will sign copies of his book, Keep Climbing. A limited quantity will be available for purchase or you may bring your own copy for Sean to sign. Additional support for this program provided by BMW of Bridgeport and Aetna. About the Connecticut Challenge The Connecticut Challenge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2005, that creates and supports unique survivorship programs and research to empower cancer survivors to live healthier, happier, longer lives. Over $6MM has been raised to date to benefit programs for cancer survivors. The Annual CT Challenge Bike Ride is the primary fundraiser for the CT Challenge and takes place each year in July in Westport, CT. Learn more at ctchallenge.org 250 Pequot Avenue Southport, CT 06890 www.ctchallenge.org p 203.353.7690 f 203.621.3279