Washington hosts first Paws for a Cause

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October 19, 2009

Briana Terry

At a goal of raising $4,000 to donate to the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, our school gathered the community and its students together to spread the awareness of breast cancer.

ASB secretary and senior Lauren Floro came up with the idea of walking for breast cancer. She was inspired by “Relay for Life,” an event that gives people around the world a chance to celebrate individuals who have been directly or indirectly affected by cancer.

Floro asked activity coordinator Helen Paris for her opinion on hosting the event; Paris thought it was a great idea.

Paws for a Cause is a non-profit charity walk in honor of national breast cancer awareness month, which would be a new tradition at our school.
As participants for the charity walk lined up to sign in, others lined up to get “paws” to show which individuals affected by breast cancer they were walking for. The paws represented lost, love and awareness of breast cancer.

“I lost two of my grandmas, from breast cancer, leaving one with one breast. Before it could spread they had to cut one of my grandma’s breasts,” senior Casarah Catucci said.

At the starting line, a ribbon was shown to symbolize the beginning of our first annual walk. As the ribbon was cut, families and friends raced around campus. Most walked, while others decided to run theirs laps. Having to walk five laps, students received stamps to show their number of laps they completed.

Junior Carmelle Coleman felt the walk was a great idea to spread awareness. She came out and walked around campus for her mother.

“My mother got diagnosed with it, so she’s been fighting towards breast cancer since last June. Thankfully she’s been cured for a year now,” Coleman said.

The students and community enjoyed themselves and came together to celebrate and spread breast cancer awareness.
At the end of the day, Paris was pleased and happy with how the first annual Paws for a Cause turned out. More people than what was expected showed up to help out with the walk. The community took the time to bring success to the big event.

“Paws for a Cause will now be a tradition to the Huskies family,” Paris said.

Tags: breast, breast cancer, cancer, Carmelle Coleman, Casarah Catucci, Helen Paris, Lauren Floro, Paris, Paws for a Cause

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