Local woman raises money to find cure for breast cancer

Seattle woman raises money to find cure for stage 4 breast cancer

A local woman organized dozens for a pub crawl in Seattle to raise money and awareness for stage IV breast cancer research.

SEATTLE - A local woman organized dozens for a pub crawl in Seattle to raise money and awareness for stage IV breast cancer research.

On Saturday, "Mountain’s Out Bar Crawl" made three stops in Seattle: Hatch Cantina, and both Buckley’s in Belltown, and Buckley’s in Queen Anne.

There were drinks, food and raffles with the money going to Metavivor, an organization dedicated to fighting against stage IV metastatic breast cancer, an uncurable disease.

A cause that is very important to Ashley Smyk who organized the event.

"I was diagnosed at 38 with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, and after I got a health plan, a treatment plan, I got strong enough physically and mentally to be able to be able to give back to the community and by doing, so I’m trying to help find a cure," said Smyk.

Smyk hopes to make the Mountain’s Out Bar Crawl an annual event.

A website has been created on Smyk's efforts to raise money for Metavivor.