Early one Sunday morning a group of San Elizario ISD personnel laced up their tennis shoes to get in a little bit of exercise while raising money for a good cause. The San Eli team joined thousands of others in the 18th Annual Susan G. Komen El Paso Race for the Cure on February 21 at Cohen Stadium and raised $985. The district team had 38 members and received donations as well from teachers and a student from Sambrano Elementary School.
Virginia Cera, a fifth-grade teacher at Sambrano, has been taking the lead for the past eight years in spreading the word about the race and recruiting staff from the district to contribute. “I am very thankful that everyone was very supportive,” Cera stated.
Sambrano Elementary with the assistance of Cera’s coordination skills actually begins promoting the race weeks before the actual date of the event. From January until the week of the race, everyone on campus is encouraged to wear pink on Tuesdays to promote breast cancer awareness and teal on Thursdays in support of ovarian cancer awareness.
The local affiliate of the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure organizes the annual race in order to raise money for breast cancer screening, health education, and treatment. |
