Several Clinton School students participated in the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure this weekend in Little Rock.
The annual race brings together 50,000 survivors and supporters to raise money and awareness for fighting and preventing breast cancer. Clinton School student Maggie Carroll wrote about the event on her blog:
Over 50,000 survivors, supporters, and participants decked out in their finest pink outfits filled, downtown Little Rock’s streets. Some ran, others walked, and many cheered from the sidelines, offering everything from water to a quick line-dancing break.
Race for the Cure is an amazing event that raises money to support breast cancer research, education, resources, support and so much more. Particularly poignant for Arkansas, is the fact that 25 out of the 75 counties do not have readily available mammography services. Much of the money raised today will go to funding the establishment of this crucial resource.