The holidays are a time to gather with friends and family for food, fun, and great conversations. But imagine those conversations not going as planned and the joy of being with your loved ones overshadowed by someone sharing that they have cancer. You may not have been ready to have that discussion, yet it was happening.
Fulfilling its mission to promote preventative health initiatives, the Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation will sponsor a Zoom workshop, “Cancer Survivorship and Caregiving,” on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The free event is part of CPR’s Sistahs Can We Talk Monthly Nurse Series. Four speakers are scheduled to address various aspects of the topic, said Dr. Kathye Jenkins, CPR founder. They are Justine Obiakor, a health educator with the California Health Collaborative’s Every Woman Counts program; Dr. Nicole Robinson, founder of Hatz 4 Hearts Foundation; Pastor Rhonda Holbert, Celebrate Life Cancer Ministry; and Lady Jacqueline Hammond, a
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Jun. 24-25 Relay For Life Baldwin Hills, the 24-hour cancer awareness event is back to promote education, health and awareness June 24-25, from 9am-9am at the Yvonne B. Burke Athletic Complex (Baseball Field). The event will once again come together to continue their life-changing 24-hour event. Yvonne B. Burke Athletic Field is located at 5401 S. Fairfax in Los Angeles, CA. Sign up or donate at www.relayforlife.org/baldwinhillsca. For more info you can contact: event lead: Kre Reneau (323) 317-5870/[email protected]; event co-lead: Madeline Wilson (213) 407-1640/[email protected]; community champion: Troy Green (323) 353-6635/[email protected]
Jun. 24-25 Relay For Life Baldwin Hills, the 24-hour cancer awareness event is back to promote education, health and awareness June 24-25, from 9am-9am at the Yvonne B. Burke Athletic Complex (Baseball Field). The event will once again come together to continue their life-changing 24-hour event. Yvonne B. Burke Athletic Field is located at 5401 S. Fairfax in Los Angeles, CA. Sign up or donate at www.relayforlife.org/baldwinhillsca. For more info you can contact: event lead: Kre Reneau (323) 317-5870/[email protected]; event co-lead: Madeline Wilson (213) 407-1640/[email protected]; community champion: Troy Green (323) 353-6635/[email protected]
Mar. 11 Susan G. Komen’s Los Angeles County Race for the Cure®, themed “More Than Pink,” will hold its 20th annual event at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, March 11. With on stage activities and performances, the Kids Zone, Whole Health Pavilion, Expo, and Reflection Tent, in addition to the certified 5K and 10K, there’s something everyone will enjoy. Brian O’Neal & The Bus Boys will perform on the main stage at the conclusion of the Race. They have recorded their hit “The Boys Are Back In Town” as “The Girls Are Back In Town,” exclusively for Komen’s use leading up
Relay For Life returns to pay tribute and celebrate the lives of people in the community who have been affected by cancer
It takes an army to fight a disease like breast cancer. That’s why hundreds of Compton Unified School District (CUSD) families, teachers, staff, and officials gathered at Greenleaf Parkway for the Fourth Annual Compton Walk for a Cure. The yearly event helps raise breast cancer awareness and provides the community with information on early detection and treatment. It is also an opportunity for survivors and their families to share their stories and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives to the disease. Walk for a Cure’s co-hosts included CUSD Board of Trustees Vice-President Satra Zurita, Board President Micah