by Megan Robles
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| Breast Cancer Ribbons |
Everyone was thinking
pink when they came to support our Haynes volleyball team in their efforts to
raise money for breast cancer awareness! Haynes Academy and Ben Franklin combined earned
over five hundred dollars to donate to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation. The volleyball team earned money by selling pink breast cancer
ribbons and t-shirts as well as asking for a dollar donation from each person
in attendance.
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| The Volleyball Team's Pink T-shirts |
The pink game was also
Senior Night for our team captain, and only senior, Katie Philippi. Thanks to her great leadership and
encouragement, the Lady Jackets have been very successful throughout the
season. The team would like to say,
“Congratulations to Katie, we all appreciate and love you! The best of wishes
for your future and we will all miss you very much.”
Nicole Lala, a JV
player, was also announced at the pink game.
She gave a speech about her great aunt who passed away from breast
cancer and the effects it had on the whole family. “If only Aunt Teresa would have not
procrastinated in getting a breast exam, maybe she would still be here to tell
all her funny jokes, make everyone smile and laugh, and still be able to give
her nieces and nephews the best presents ever. Because Aunt Teresa did not get
her exam until it was too late, she died of stage 4 breast cancer and is
greatly missed in all the hearts of her family members,” Nicole says. Hopefully, that speech was a wakeup call for
many women out there. Do not wait until
it is too late. Take care of business and get an annual breast exam. As the celebration and remembrance of breast
cancer continues through the month of October, show your love and support to
those people out there affected by this terrible disease. Go Pink!
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