08/25/2026
It’s and today we are highlighting SAA-SF’s current top fundraising team, Team Susan Survives, led by former SAA-SF event director Susan Helmrich. Read an excerpt of Susan’s story here:
“This year marks the 49th anniversary since my first bout with cancer. I was just 21 years old and was treated at Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York City, one of Swim Across America’s beneficiaries. As the years go on, I realize that I am committed more than ever to raise money to help Swim Across America help investigators, researchers, physicians, and support services find a cure for cancer in our lifetime. Swim Across America raises money through open water events and pool swims across the United States and last year gifted almost $5 million. … In honor of my 49 years of survival, and my upcoming 71th birthday, my goal is to have 71 swimmers, kayakers, runners, cyclists, yogis. dancers, hikers, walkers or anyone join Team Susan Survives and together raise $171,000. Please join my team and commit to doing any activity you love, and get your friends and families to sponsor you by the mile, the lap, the hours....even if you only raise $100. Every little bit will help us help our beneficiaries who need our funding.”
Find more info about SAA-SF and read more about Team Susan Survives at swimacrossamerica.org/sanfrancisco
