7th Annual Billy Bob Trot- Esophageal Cancer Awareness & Research

The 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Guests may also participate virtually on Saturday, September 2 or Sunday, September 3. The event aims to raise awareness, encourage early detection and to fund research for esophageal cancer.

Ticket Options:

1. In-Person Tickets are $20 in advance by Friday, September 1, 2023, at 1:00 PM CT.

The in-person event will take place on Saturday, September 2, 2023, 9 AM CDT at Creve Coeur Park – Tremayne Shelter 13725 Marine Ave St. Louis, MO 63146.

Event t-shirts are available to the first forty (40), in-person, pre-paid online registrants. T-shirts to be given out on the day of the event, t-shirts will not be mailed. Sizes may not be exchanged or changed prior to or on the day(s) of the event. No exceptions can be made.

$25 day of the event. Cash and check are the only forms of payment accepted the day of the event. Day-of tickets may not be purchased online after sales end to participate in the in-person event.

Bring your family, friends and co-workers, too!

Children 12 and under are admitted FREE!

2. Virtual tickets are $20 in advance by Friday, September 1, 2023, at 11:59PM CT. Virtual ticket price increases to $25 on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 12:00 AM CT until Sunday, September 3, 2023, 11:59 PM CT.

The virtual event will take place on either Saturday, September 2, 2023, or Sunday, September 3, 2023.

Invite your family, friends and co-workers, too!

Children 12 and under participate FREE but must be registered to participate.

Here is how to participate in the virtual event:

Choose a time and location to participate.

Take photos/videos of yourself and others participating.

Share your photos/videos on social media and use the hashtag #BillyBobTrotSalgi and tag us @SalgiFoundation. Your social media page/post must be public for us to see and share posts. Tell us who you are walking/running for!

Or you can email us your photos to salgifoundation at gmail dot com.

Share Online! Take photos and videos on the day of the event, use the hashtag #BillyBobTrotSalgi and tag us @SalgiFoundation in your posts!

About the event:

The 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot will benefit The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity working to raise awareness, encourage early detection, and fund research of esophageal cancer...in hopes of a cure.™

The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation:

Esophageal Cancer Research:

2015: First esophageal cancer research grant funded for the very first time.

2018: Second esophageal cancer research grant funded.

2022: The Grant Program is opened for the THIRD time! Research funding will be awarded in 2023!

Esophageal Cancer Awareness & Early Detection:

The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation has also raised awareness and encouraged early detection both nationally AND internationally since 2011. Your continued support directly impacts and sustains this mission!

In Hopes of a CURE™!

In-person event:

Please note the location! Creve Coeur Park – Tremayne Shelter 13725 Marine Ave St. Louis, MO 63146.

The event starts at 9 AM.

The path at Creve Coeur Park – Tremayne Shelter is approximately 3.5 miles and and guests are encouraged to walk at their own pace.

Guests are asked to park on hard-surface parking only, unless you have contacted park rangers to assist with grass parking. Dogs and other pets are not allowed at this event.

Virtual Event:

Participate in your neighborhood, on a trail, bike path, track, by the ocean, sea, river or wherever you would like to walk, run, bicycle, rollerblade, skateboard, swim, the possibilities are endless!

Since the virtual event is not timed, you are able to participate at your own pace, any distance and at any time either Saturday or Sunday.

Stacey's Story:

Stacey Wright is the lead coordinator of this event and sadly lost her father to esophageal cancer.

I decided to find a way to help with funding and research. What I learned is that there are not many funding opportunities for esophageal cancer in the St. Louis area. Over the last several years, I have worked with The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation, along with St. Louis Parks, to coordinate a walk to support this cause, to raise awareness and to honor the best man I have ever known.

If this event can provide awareness or result in an early detection for at least one person, then this walk will be an absolute, complete success!!!”

Ready to make an even bigger impact?

When you register for the event, you will be asked if you'd like to create your own fundraising page. This is a great way to help raise more awareness of esophageal cancer and funding for this life-saving mission.

Registration is NOT required to make a custom fundraising page. To create your own custom fundraising page, visit: https://fundrazr.com/billybobtrotsalgi2023

Can't make it? Here are other ways to get involved:

If you are unable to attend the event, there are many other ways in which you can make a difference and support this mission!

• Donate: Support a team or individual fundraiser, click here.
• Fundraise: Create your own custom fundraising page, click here.
• Sponsor: Learn about sponsorship opportunities, click here.
• In-Kind Donation: Fill out our in-kind donation form, click here.

Learn the facts about esophageal cancer:

-Esophageal cancer has increased 733% in the past four decades and is considered one of the fastest growing cancers in the US.

-Risk factors include:

• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD, acid reflux, chronic heartburn),
• obesity,
• poor nutrition,
• tobacco use,
• excessive alcohol use,
• Barrett’s esophagus.

-As one of the deadliest cancers, esophageal cancer has an overall 5-year survival rate of only 20.6%.

-There are no routine or standard screenings to improve early detection of esophageal cancer.

-Symptoms often arise late, once the cancer is considered advanced or “distant” (spread to lymph nodes and other organs.)

-Stage IV esophageal cancer has a survival rate of only 5.7%.

-In 2023, an estimated 21,560 will be diagnosed and there will be an estimated 16,120 deaths.

-Despite these facts, esophageal cancer research is extremely underfunded.

Make a difference!

Join The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation to help make a difference against esophageal cancer. Whether you walk, volunteer, sponsor or donate, your involvement will directly support this life-saving mission. Thank you!

Waiver: In consideration of my participation in the virtual or in-person 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot and/or participation of another individual(s) or as a parent and/or guardian of a child or children age 12 and under, hereby for myself, my heirs and administrators assume any and all risks which might be associated with The 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot event supporting The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation. Hereinafter the event, The 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot, will be referred to as "the event." I waive any and all rights and claims for injuries or damages which I may have against the organizers, volunteers, beneficiaries and sponsors of the event - I hold harmless The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation, their representatives, successors and assigns for any and all injuries or damages of any kind whatsoever suffered by me or those I have registered as a result of taking part in the event and any related activities. With participation, I also allow The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation to use my photo, my name and also for those I am registering, in any advertising, marketing and/or promotional material. No refunds will be issued for this event. All children must register for the event either online, by email or in person on the day of the event. A party's failure or neglect to acknowledge this waiver does not hold The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation or any of its representatives and/or successors responsible for any injuries and/or losses due to participation in the event. All participants must be registered in order to participate in the in-person and/or virtual event.

*Children 12 and under are admitted free to The 7th Annual Billy Bob Trot.  All children must be registered online by a parent and/or legal guardian in order to participate in the in-person and/or virtual event.

*In-Person Tickets are $20 in advance by Friday, September 1, 2023, at 1:00 PM CT/2:00 PM ET. Tickets may not be purchased online after the deadline.

*Cash and check are the only forms of payment accepted on the day of the in-person event.

*Virtual tickets are $20 in advance by Friday, September 1, 2023, at 11:59 PM CT. Virtual ticket price increases to $25 on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM CT until Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 11:59 PM CT.

*Event t-shirts are available to the first forty (40), in-person, pre-paid online registrants. T-shirts to be given out on the day of the event, t-shirts will not be mailed. Sizes may not be exchanged or changed prior to or on the day(s) of the event. No exceptions can be made. T-shirts will not be available for purchase on the day of the event. Deadline is August 4, 2023.

*In the foreseeable or unforeseeable situation, the event is cancelled (i.e. State of Emergency, etc.. ) the Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation will not be held liable and no refunds will be issued.

*No refunds or exchanges.

*Processing fee on tickets purchased through fundrazr and/or eventbrite.

+For more information and sources, please visit our Facts and Statistics pages.

The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. salgi.org Mailing address: PO Box 1912, East Greenwich, RI, 02818.