The two high-profile celebrities reunited with the family of the late Jeopardy host Alex Trebek at the annual Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s PurpleStride, a 5,000-dollar ride that was described as “the ultimate event to end pancreatic cancer” at the Angolan Zoo. .
Mindy, 42, lost her mother to the disease in 2012, eight months after being diagnosed.
Collaboration: Rosario Dawson and Mindy Kaling teamed up early Saturday morning to take part in the annual PanCAN PurpleStride fundraiser
The Late Night star currently serves as the organization’s ambassador, with whom she has worked for more than a decade.
“I’m so happy to be working with PanCAN on PurpleStride. “I miss my mother every day, but when I can do anything to help fight pancreatic cancer, I feel honored.”
The Mindy Project star chose purple for the big event, wearing purple sneakers, leggings and a short-sleeved T-shirt to promote Team Mindy. She wore her hair straight and accentuated walking with hoop earrings.
Remember Mom: The Late Night star lost her mother to pancreatic cancer in 2012. She currently serves as an ambassador for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Rosario, also 42, has helped her father, Greg, 72, in his battle with the disease since he was diagnosed in 2019.
Actress Ahsoka led a group called Rosario’s Purple Tinkerers in honor of her father, who lives with the disease.
In a statement before the event, the DMZ star wrote, “On April 30, 2022, I will also be there for my dad on the PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate event to end pancreatic cancer. I will take steps to improve the survival rate for this disease. “Because every increase in survival represents life!”
I do it for Dad: Rosario Dawson’s father, 72, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019. Actress Dopesick continues to help him care
Team spirit: Ashoka’s star has set up her own fundraising team, Rosario’s Purple Tinkerers, to raise funds for cancer research. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States
The Dopesick star wore jeans, a purple T-shirt and rainbow sneakers to walk to the Los Angeles Zoo. She tied a black sweatshirt around her waist and pulled her long locks into a pony tail and completed the look with a black hat and large hoop earrings.
Along with Mindy and Rosario in the battle against the deadly disease were Jean and Nicky Trebek, the wife and daughter of the late Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.
The star of the toy series died in November 2020 at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer for almost two years.
Honoring Alex Trebek: Jean and Nicky Trebek, widow and daughter of the late Jeopardy presenter Alex Trebek, helped fight the illness that cost the game show host his life
Jean, 58, wore white pants, sneakers and a long-sleeved black shirt under her purple t-shirt and styled her brown hair in loose waves.
Nicky, 56, chose black leggings, sneakers and a large black jacket to keep warm in the cold morning temperatures and styled her long, blond hair in loose curls.
The fundraisers decided to do something different this year, and for the first time, the 60 different PurpleStride events, in communities across the country, walked 3.1 miles on the same day. PanCAN raises money for pancreatic cancer research and helps patients and families find treatment. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Teamwork: Rosario Dawson joins others whose families have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on the 3.1-mile fundraiser at the LA Zoo
