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THURSDAY OCTOBER OCTOB 27, 2011
Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune sponsors fun run for breast cancer awareness
JESSIE HEATH Sports editor
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hanks to a smart marketing strategy, the month of October has become inundated with a plethora of pink and breast cancer awareness events, fundraisers and programs. It’s nearly impossible to avoid, regardless of where one lives. Last Friday, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune made sure nobody could ignore the breast cancer awareness phenomenon. Gathered on the corner of Holcomb Boulevard aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, stood a long line of men, women and children, dressed in pink and waving to cars as they drove past. Complete with boas, tiaras, pins, ribbons and face paint in various shades of pink and fusia, 295 people took their lunch break to run in the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K. Stacy Lamb, NHCL educator and event organizer, did not expect the turnout the event received. She brought up the idea at a base wellness meeting and started planning early in the summer for what she expected to be a small, lunch-time 5K. “Marine Corps Community Services said that they have done small lunch-hour runs before, that they usually don’t have a big turnout, and are just something to do for exercise,” said Lamb. “I figured that’s what this would be.” The run turned out to be much larger than a lunch hour run. Semper Fit sought out Lamb to pledge their support. MCCS donated 24 black and pink watches to give away at the run and Lamb ordered cinch sacks to fill with information on breast cancer awareness. SEE AWARENESS 4B Photos by Jessie Heath
(Above) Runners leave the starting line of the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K to show their support and increase awareness about early detection and prevention methods, Friday. (Right) A group of women gather to take a photo prior to the start of the run. (Below) Clad in pink, runners take off down Holcomb Boulevard aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Friday. The event drew more than 250 runners, walkers and rollers.