Lady Tigers help promote Breast Cancer Awareness
COACH BOB STARKEY: Today was a special day for me and hopefully for our team. Angela Miller of the Susan G. Komen Foundation arranged for our team to spend some time at the Math Science and Arts Academy East, St. Gabriel. This a special week in which breast health education and celebration of survivors is achieved.
Temeka Johnson started us off on Monday by speaking at the “Pink Breakfast where students were served on pink plates with pink napkins. Banners were be in the halls for students and teachers to write statement of encouragement, support and memory of loved ones with breast cancer.
The weekend continued on Tuesday with Breast Health Education Day. Wilfret Loraine the Outreach Coordinator fro YWCA shared breast health information with high school age girls during PE class. On Wednesday it was the Ribbon Fundraiser where students paid $1 per pink ribbon card and had their names placed on them. They also could acknowledge breast cancer survivors or place the name of a loved on they would like to memorialize to the card.
Today the Lady Tiger arrived to help 5th through the 7th grade host a Pink Pep Rally that included games in order to celebrate survivors and learn breast health facts. There was also a balloon release that took place at the conclusion of the Pink Pep Rally.
Tomorrow (Friday) will be Pink Out Day! Students will have a free dress day to wear pink shirts. A pink cake and pink lemonade will be served at to finish the event.
As always, the Lady Tigers represented our program in a first class manner and we made some new friends along the way — THE LADY TIGER WAY!