Things looked a little different on campus last Wednesday. School uniforms were ditched for PINK! This was in an effort to support the national campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students were allowed to bring in $1 to support the campaign and wear pink for the day. The national awareness campaign was founded by AstraZeneca, manufacturer of cancer drugs, in 1985 and uses the month of October to spread the word about breast cancer prevention and early detection. Much of the funds raised during the month are donated to fund research and provide mammograms for women without insurance.
Many national and local activities take place during October for this campaign, including The National Race for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Ride to Empower (biking), Global Illumination(companies arranged for famous monuments to be lighted in pink light), Pink Days (days with parties at work that raise money for Breast Cancer), the National Football League promotes national awareness in advertisements and by wearing pink equipment, and pink comic strips are printed during this month.
Saints students collected $210 to support the PINK cause. All proceeds will be donated to the local organization, Heart of Florida, to provide mammorgrams for local women without insurance. We look forward to this annual event on campus, and hope that we have done our part to help raise local awareness. Don't forget each October, to go PINK! To see some of our PINK students, go here: Saints Go PINK 2010 and Saints go pink 2
Many national and local activities take place during October for this campaign, including The National Race for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Ride to Empower (biking), Global Illumination(companies arranged for famous monuments to be lighted in pink light), Pink Days (days with parties at work that raise money for Breast Cancer), the National Football League promotes national awareness in advertisements and by wearing pink equipment, and pink comic strips are printed during this month.
Saints students collected $210 to support the PINK cause. All proceeds will be donated to the local organization, Heart of Florida, to provide mammorgrams for local women without insurance. We look forward to this annual event on campus, and hope that we have done our part to help raise local awareness. Don't forget each October, to go PINK! To see some of our PINK students, go here: Saints Go PINK 2010 and Saints go pink 2
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| Even the Lady Saints Varsity Volleyball team practiced in PINK. |
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| Some of our Saints who chose to "Go Pink" for the day! |
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