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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Amercian Cancer Society set up a memory board at their Making Strides event in Austintown. The board honored those who had breast cancer. The ribbons had names or messages on them. Some messages came from survivors.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The American Cancer Society hosts a "Real Men Wear Pink" campaign in October to raise money for breast cancer research and treatments. The real men wearing pink pictured are, from left, Rev. Rick Stauffer, Rudolph Braydich, Mark Braydich, Joe Morgan, DJ Randall Martin and Gregg Sturrus.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Volunteer Committee for the event Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Tri-County at Austintown Fitch on Oct. 7 organized the walk and included a photo booth, dance area, memory board, raffles and food trucks for the event. Pictured are, from left, Danielle Procopio, Jayne Caputo, Gina Nocera, Caty Baker, Jessie, Marissa Cullen, Pam Wray, Randy Martin, chairperson Kathy Hoffman, Tess Spincic and Kelly Stevens of HOT 101 on the stage. Volunteers not pictured are Marie Cullen and Dave Sisk.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The American Cancer Society received sponsors from Wal-Mart and Greenwood Chevrolet. The latter donated water to the event and had a pink Camaro at their water stop along the walking route.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Participants walked a mile loop around Austintown Fitch campus during the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Tri-County on Oct. 7. The event honored those who have been affected by breast cancer.
by ZACK SHIVELY
The American Cancer Society organized a walk on Oct. 7 at Austintown Fitch School campus to raise support for the nonprofit’s fight against cancer.
The event, named Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Tri-County, took place in the parking lot near the football field. The organizers created a one mile loop using the sidewalks throughout the Austintown Fitch campus.
In the lot, the American Cancer Society had raffles, food trucks, a photo booth and a dance area. DJ Randall Martin and HOT 101’s Kelly Stevens played music for the event.
The event got support from companies as well. Greenwood Chevrolet donated water for the event and had a pink Camaro on display at their water stop along the route. Wal-Mart gifted the event with a number of baskets for the raffle.
Wal-Mart and the American Cancer Society have worked closely on the Making Strides event for the past four years. Kelly Mavar, Wal-Mart’s HR sponsor, said that “everyone knows someone“ who has been affected with breast cancer, which is why Making Strides means so much to her. She continued to say that so many people helped out and that they are “passionate about giving back and helping.“
The event honored those currently fighting breast cancer, those who have fought it and those who have lost a loved one to it. The event had a memory board where people could write names and messages on a band and wrap it around a wall.
Because of the effort of researchers and funding from organizations such as ACS, the death rate of breast cancer has gone down 39 percent since 1989.
The American Cancer Society has a number of different Making Strides events throughout the month. They have had one at Austintown Fitch for the last seven years.
Visit http://www.makingstrideswalk.org/tricounty to help support the cause.