Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Ellie Blake
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Holmes Lake held their 14th annual breast cancer walk Sunday afternoon, attracting thousands of supporters.
Women, men and children gathered around the sparkling lake of Holmes Park dressed in pink. Pink tutus, wigs and leggings were seen on each gender, showing the support of survivors and fighters of breast cancer.
The walk kicked off at 1:00, creating a sea of pink around the walkway of Holmes Lake. There was a live band performing while the walk was in action, accompanied by Chi, a DJ from KFRX.
Lining the gravel walkway, cheerleaders from different Lincoln schools pumped up the walkers and cheered them on. They chanted things like “fight, hope, go pink” in honor of the fight against this disease.
Among the thousands of supporters, Waverly High School students joined in on the walk against cancer.
“It is always a great event that helps fundraise and support for those who have breast cancer,” junior Sammy Rathbone said. “My favorite part is seeing the variety of people walking and coming to support; from young kids to adults to elders.”
Many supporters came in teams of all sizes to walk as a group. Teams were recognized by different shirts with different breast cancer slogans on them. Some read “I fight like a girl”, “big or small, save them all” and many other play-on-words to show how much they care about finding a cure to breast cancer.
Participants were also able to come together to share their experience and fight with cancer.
“Before we started walking, I got to hear a woman with breast cancer tell her story and how it was passed down to her and how her other family members now have it to. It gave me the chills standing there listening to her,” Rathbone said.
Some students attended the walk due to their family members affected by cancer. Walking with their family members created a sense of empowerment throughout the crowd as survivors and fighters walked against their disease.
Sophomore Maddie Underwood loved to see families coming to support breast cancer, like herself.
“My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 months ago and is now in remission,” Underwood said.
Reaching the goal of $250,000, the walk was seen as a huge success. Joining together decked out head to toe in pink was a great way to walk towards a cure for breast cancer.
