Feel Good Friday: BMS Cutting Class for a Cure

I started the day with a walk, which isn’t unusual for many people. This walk, however, was at Barnesville Middle School and was their annual “Cutting Class for a Cure” event. Students donate either $10 for an all-day wristband or individual period donations to “cut class” to do laps, today, around the school perimeter. Community members are invited to join the Shamrocks in walking or volunteering in recognition or memory of loved ones lost to cancer.  

All proceeds go to the 3Cs Cancer Support Group for services and expenses that aren’t covered by insurance: gasoline and hotel stays for patients and families during treatments, grocery store cards, restaurant gift cards, etc. Last year the school raised just over $13,000, and all of it benefits local patients and families.

I’ve reprinted the advance article from last Saturday’s Times Leader on GlynisDaily.com and interviewed three students whose lives were directly affected by cancer, and they’ve worked hard on this event, including making hundreds of ribbon pins. Their answers brought me to tears.

At the time that I left today, donations were around $8,000. Go ‘Rocks.