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<p class="fontlook"><B>Race for the Cure - October 18th</B><BR>

<p class="fontlook">Carrollton Gears Up for Breast Cancer Race

<p class="fontlook">Following the lead of the Race for the Cure Club, one of 23 Service
Clubs in the High School, students, faculty and staff will be walking on
Saturday, October 18th . The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure raises
fund for the fight against breast cancer.   As of today the students are
still securing sponsors.  Student Leader, Caitlin McCabe '09  continues
to encourage walkers to raise money and participate.  To date there are
53 students, parents and teachers involved in the walk. They have raised
over $2,500.

<p class="fontlook"><B>Two Carrolton Students Fight for the Cure…</B><BR>

<p class="fontlook">Micaela Rionda ‘14 wants to find a cure to cancer.  Inspired by the loss of her beloved grandmother, Micaela explained her commitment simply…"We're just trying to find a cure." Her means to find this cure is to raise money specifically by participating in the Light the Night Walk sponsored by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  This two mile walk across the Brooklyn Bridge takes place Thursday, October, 16, 2008.  

<p class="fontlook">Invited by her uncle to participate, Micaela not only set up a website through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk  http://www.active.com/donate/ltnNewYo/2449_MRionda), she reached out in all directions and sent emails to spread the word.  She prepared a presentation for the entire Junior High to explain her decision to turn her grief at the loss of her grandmother into hope by working to find a cure for cancer.   The response is that Carrollton seventh and eighth graders helped Micaela conduct the bake sales which raised about $300 over a three-day span.

<p class="fontlook">To date, Micaela has raised $7,120.  She started with a goal of $1,000 thinking she would not be able to meet it.  Yet, in a single day, donations on her website jumped to $3,000.  With a smile she describes how she has received about 60 online contributions so far.

<p class="fontlook">Caitlin McCabe ’09 shares Micaela’s passion to work for the cure to cancer.  The founder of the Fight for the Cure Club  started last year, Caitlin began the organization after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago.  The club now boasts 19 members from grades 9 through 12 in addition to many volunteers and supporters who are not club members. The club focuses on educating others about breast cancer and raising funds to help find a cure for the disease.  Club members have done everything from hosting “pink bake sales,” where all the baked goods are dyed pink, to participating in walks such as the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, being held this year on Saturday, October 18, 2008.  Caitlin describes, “We try to get as many people involved.  This year we are getting a lot of Carrollton girls to go and walk in the Susan G. Komen [annual fundraising] walk.”  In addition to these activities, Caitlin reports, “In the summer of ’08, my mother and I walked in the Susan G. Komen 3-day, 60 mile Breast Cancer Walk in Boston [where in order to participate] you needed to raise $2,200.”  

<p class="fontlook">In just two years, through these activities and with the help of Caitlin’s Family, Caitlin and her Fight for the Cure club members have raised about $9,000 toward research for a cure for breast cancer with many plans to raise much more and to continue to attract and educate others toward their cause.  


