CINCINNATI (Brad Underwood) - David Race is the fastest in the world. Well, let's clarify. Race is the fasted person in the world to complete a perfect game of Pac-Man. Yes, Pac-Man, the iconic arcade game from the 1980's.
This weekend the Dayton resident was in Deer Park attempting to complete his seventh perfect Pac-Man game.
But this time it's a little different, it's not about him, but rather about those who are battling cancer.
The fundraising is much like a Relay For Life event, pledges are made for each level Race completes.
"Let's say if people donate so much per board, 10 cents per board and I make it to the end, that's $25.60," said Race.
But there are other ways the funds are being raised.
Inside The Place, Retro Arcade there are raffle prizes, gift baskets and silent auction items. All proceeds going to help fight by funding cancer research.
The idea to host this type of fundraiser was Race's according to arcade owner Cary Chaney.
The two women who the fundraiser is aimed to help are Lisa Mays of Centerville and 17-year-old Morgan Donnelon of Deer Park.
Mays was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 but after treatment, surgery and chemotherapy, it appeared the cancer was gone.
Then in 2013 it reappeared and she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and continues with various treatments, including regimens of radiation and chemotherapy.
17-year-old Morgan Donnellon, is a senior at Deer Park High School. In 2014 she was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor disease when she was 15 years of age.
A 6 1/2 pound tumor was discovered on her left kidney which resulted in its surgical removal.
She went through radiation and chemotherapy treatment which ended in early 2015. All looked well until a follow-up scan, in January of this year, revealed traces of cancer present in her lung and liver, which a biopsy revealed to be Wilms tumor again.
Neither were able to attend the event on Saturday, but are grateful for the support and have referred all the money collected to the "Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research" at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center- James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.
At the end of the day Race was successful in his quest for a seventh perfect game. He didn't beat his best time, but the crowd is making a major contribution to beat cancer.
"It makes me feel good, this is a hobby for me so to have a business that allows me to help other people is wonderful," said Chaney.
