The fifth annual Move For Jenn Open was more than a day on the course. It was what happens when a community organizes around a rare cancer.
Held March 30 at The Club at Longview, the Open brought together supporters, survivors, families and advocates behind one mission: restore movement and fund research for people hit by sarcoma, a rare cancer.
Move For Jenn exists to bridge a gap for people who have lost limbs to cancer. It provides activewear prosthetics, limbs made for physical activity, so they can return to the things they love. It also funds sarcoma-specific research.
A running blade
One of the most emotional moments of the day centered on a 12-year-old girl treated for osteosarcoma, a bone cancer. After chemotherapy, a complex surgery called a rotationplasty and an amputation, she has stayed determined to return to the activities she loves, especially horseback riding.
Surrounded by supporters at the Open, she was surprised with a custom running blade, a prosthetic designed to help her run, ride and be a kid again. As the organization often puts it, movement is more than physical activity. It is freedom, confidence and a return to self.
$27,000 for clinical trials
A presentation during the Open underscored the research side of the mission. A $27,000 check was presented to support sarcoma-specific clinical trials at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center. The money was raised through the Sarcoma Sucks 5K, an effort born from personal loss and led by Dusty Harman and his children.
Sarcoma remains rare and aggressive, with limited treatment advances because of a lack of targeted research. Events like the Open are meant to change that by directly funding studies that could lead to more effective therapies and, eventually, a cure.
Measured in moments
The dollars matter, but the day's impact is measured in moments: the joy of a young girl getting the chance to ride again, and the collective pause as a community reflects on lives lost and the work ahead.
That work is backed by partners including Providence Plastic Surgery and a community of supporters who show up year after year. The Move For Jenn Open is not just a golf tournament. It is a reminder that movement is a gift, one that too many people have had taken from them, and one this community is determined to restore.
This story appears in the June 2026 issue of Stroll Providence.