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Actor Patrick Dempsey, right, applauds a group of supporters cheering for him and a long line of cancer survivors in a parade prior to the start of the bike-and-run "Dempsey Challenge" Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine native, who plays a starring role in the new romance-comedy, "Bridget Jones's Baby," participated Saturday in a cancer survivor walk with his three children and two sisters. (Russ Dillingham/The Lewiston Sun-Journal via AP) Image Credit: AP

Patrick Dempsey is in Maine for a cancer fundraiser after releasing a new movie.

The Dempsey Challenge is a fundraiser for The Dempsey Centre. The Maine-born actor and his sisters created the centre in 2008 in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

They were inspired by their mother, Amanda, who died of cancer in 2014.

The event typically draws other celebrities and sports figures. This weekend’s participants include Nascar champ Bobby Labonte and several professional cyclists.