This last weekend was a beautiful one. For once our weather finally warmed up a bit and I know that my family definitely got out there and enjoyed it! Although it wasn’t held outdoors, one of the things that I was able to participate in was the Party in Pink Zumba Event that was held at the Elkin Rec Center this last Saturday, March 12th. The event was put together by Kandice Sage who will be walking in the Boston 3-day July 22-24. She had a great turn out and raised almost $500 towards her goal of $2,300. The class was lead by Tabitha Sellers who is so high energy and such an amazing mover that even just sitting there you can’t help but smile and move in your seat. She really makes you just want to move and dance.
Kandice had some great vendors there and also received many donations to give out as door prizes. Jennifer K Photography gave a gift certificate as well. I do not know who received it but was told that it was a woman who was going through treatments for breast cancer and had only one more treatment left. I do hope that this individual uses the certificate so that I can meet her, give her a hug and tell her how proud I am of her for fighting against the cancer and winning. All of the women that I did get to meet that were there supporting Kandice were so great. There was so much pink…it was really fun to see. Below are just a few pictures that I took. On Monday I will load the whole gallery to my facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/jenkphotography.com so feel free to tag yourself in any of the pictures and become a fan!
I was researching on the website www.cancer.org and found the following statistics:
The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is a little less then 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 35. Breast cancer death rates have been going down. This is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and better treatment. Right now there are more than 2½ million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
It absolutely amazes me the amount of women and families that are affected by this everyday. I’m quite sure that everyone knows of someone that has been affected by this disease. I applaud Kandice for her ambition and willingness to give as much of herself as she can to help women and families everywhere that struggle with cancer. Thank you for helping in this fight Kandice as well as spreading knowledge about breast cancer.
If you are interested in helping Kandice raise money for her walk please visit the following website. People can donate up until June 30th, 2011.
www.the3day.org/goto/kandicesage
The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure is a 60-mile walk for women and men who want to make a personal difference in the fight to end breast cancer. Participants commit to raise at least $2,300 and spend several months training to prepare for the event. They devote the entire three-day weekend to the cause.
3-Day for the Cure participants walk an average of 20 miles a day during the event. Participants are provided meals, snacks, drinks, shower facilities, tents, safety guidelines and 24-hour medical support—all resources needed for a safe and memorable experience. A crew of volunteers spends the entire weekend with walkers and staff to make the event possible.
3-Day for the Cure net proceeds help pay for vital global breast cancer research and local community programs supporting education, screening and treatment. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® paid for more than 600,000 breast screenings in 2009—part of a more than $1.5 billion commitment to research, advocacy and community programs since Komen was founded in 1982.
