Running for Brain Aneurysm and Organ Donation Awareness

SUSCO 8K In Memory of Timothy P. Susco Running For Brain Aneurysm and Organ Donation Awareness

September 17, 2016 South Lakes High School Reston, Virginia

Dear Friend:

It is with great joy and gratitude that we announce the Ninth Annual Susco 8K: In Memory of Timothy P. Susco. Sponsors of the eight previous races helped us raise more than three hundred thousand dollars to benefit the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF) and the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC). The Ninth Annual Susco 8K: In Memory of Timothy P. Susco will occur on September 17, 2016. Proceeds from the race will again support the BAF and WRTC. The BAF was established in Boston on August 19, 1994, as a public charity. The Foundation was developed from a close relationship between patients and healthcare professionals who identified the need for comprehensive information and support for brain aneurysm patients, their families, and the medical community. Since its inception in 1994, the BAF has been providing support networks and educational resources to raise public awareness regarding early detection and treatment of brain aneurysms. Money raised from events like the Susco 8K: In Memory of Timothy P. Susco, helps fund essential research that can directly benefit those affected by brain aneurysms and help to reduce the incidence of ruptured aneurysms. WRTC, founded in 1987, is the federally designated organ procurement organization for the metro Washington D. C. area. It is the non-profit agency responsible for facilitating organ and tissue donation and promoting awareness of the need for organ and tissue donors. WRTC recovers and distributes organs and tissues used in life saving and life enhancing transplants and surgeries as well as far reaching medical research and therapy.

As we celebrate the Ninth Annual Susco 8K: In Memory of Timothy P. Susco, we again need partners in our mission to raise awareness and funds for brain aneurysm research and organ donation. We hope that we can count on your support as we work to make the event one of the area’s premier races. Helping brain aneurysm patients, survivors, and families is a rewarding experience that brings you close to people who have a tremendous amount of courage, strength and hope. We thank you in advance for your generosity and look forward to seeing you on race day! Please contact Nancy or Tom Susco at 703-742-0582, with any questions that you might have about the race.

Remembering Timothy “Tim” Susco (1981-2007)

Tim Susco was a 1999 graduate of South Lakes High School and a graduate of Temple University. As a student at South Lakes, Tim was a member of the Track and Cross Country Teams. He was active in the Reston Youth Baseball League and he also earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout from Troop 1802. At the time of his tragic death, Tim was working in Hollywood, CA enjoying great success as a Key Assistant Location Manager on the television show Heroes. Tim put the maximum effort into everything that he did, and it was this effort and thirst for success that brought him to pursue a variety of interests throughout his life, playing baseball, running cross-country and track, serving as an altar boy, playing guitar, umpiring youth sports and obtaining the highest achievement in scouting, Eagle Scout.

It was at Temple University that he first discovered his love of film and television and realized that he wanted to pursue the field as a career. He worked on various projects in Philadelphia, including the movie National Treasure. In 2004, he moved to Los Angeles to begin his career in film.

It was in October of 2006 that he finally got his “big break” and landed a job on NBC’s Heroes, where he was an Assistant Location Manager. He was soon promoted to Key Assistant Location Manager. In 2007, while scouting locations for Episode Six of Season Two, Tim suffered a fatal brain aneurysm. That episode was dedicated in his memory.

The show Heroes depicts ordinary individuals who discover they have superhuman abilities. Tim couldn’t leap tall buildings with a single bound, and he didn’t have X-ray vision, or the ability to fly, or travel through time. But Tim was more of a hero than any of the characters on the show he worked on. His superhuman abilities include his kindness, his patience, his ability to make others smile, his hardworking spirit and the ability to leave such a huge impact with so many people in so little time.

A gift to the Susco 8K is not just a gift in memory of Tim Susco; it is a gift to the future of research into the early detection and cure of brain aneurysms. Together we can make a difference.

If you would like to contribute, please visit our website, www.Susco8K.com.

Sincerely,

Nancy and Tom Susco 12701 Hitchcock Court Reston, Va. 20191 703-742-0582

The Susco 8K: In Memory of Timothy P. Susco is being held under the guidance of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation a registered 501(c) 3 organization, with the Federal Tax ID 043243864.