Meredith Herald
April 18, 2001
Campus News
Meredith races to find
cure for breast cancer
Tracy Sumner
Staff Writer
Last June, Meredith College
hosted the state’s largest 5K
road race. And it was all for a
good cause.
This year, Meredith will
again host the Komen North
Carolina
Triangle
Race for
the Cure
to raise
money for
breast
cancer
research,
education,
screening,
and treat
ment.
Three-
fourths of
the money
raised will
stay in the
Triangle
area for
breast
health
care and education programs.
The remaining money will sup
port the Komen Foundation's
National Grant Program.
Over 12,000 runners are
expected to show up on the
morning of June 9. Participants
have the cation of running or
walking the course.
Dean of Students Ann Glea
son is in charge of coordinating
a Meredith College team to
participate in the event.
“It is important that we
become more aware of how
breast cancer affects our com
munity,” she commented. “As
a women’s college and host of
“As a women’s college and
host of the event, we should
take more of a role in showing
the community how much we
care.
"Ann Gleason
to show support of the cause by
Joining the Meredith team. A
team picture will be taken the
moming of the run, and stu
dents who are away from
Raleigh for the summer can
participate in the event as a
phantom runner.
A spe
cial group
picture
will be
taken at
7:30 a.m.
of breast
cancer
survivors.
They will
also par
ticipate in
a post
Race sur
vivor cel
ebration.
Some run
ners will
memory
of a loved
one who
the event, we should take more
of a role in showing the com
munity how much we care.”
Gleason also noted that
breast cancer is the second
leading cause of death in
women, and one in eight
females will battle the disease.
She encourages all Meredith
faculty, students, and alumnae
lost her fight with t»«ast can
cer.
Registration forms to partic
ipate in the Race are available
in the Office of the Dean of
Students and must be returned
by Friday. May II.
Come out and support your leaders!
Monday, April 23,2001
10:00 am
Jones Auditorium
Reception to follow in Johnson Hall
Summer school housing
information available
Heidi LeCount
Director ot Residence Lite
Are you looking for a place
to stay during summer school?
Will you need housing this
summer while you participate
in a co-op program?
Are you working full time
on campus this summer and
need a place to call “home”?
Housing is available on cam
pus for Meredith students who
will be attending summer
school, working for an intern
ship or co-op or working full
time on campus.
Anyone needing summer
housing on campus will be
housed in Poteat Residence
Hall.
Summer school housing
information and applications
are available in the Office of
Residence Life on the second
floor of the Park Center.
There is no specific deadline
for turning in information, but
for students who will be attend
ing the first summer school
session, a[^Hcations should be
in by Apr. 30 so that room
assignments can be made.
If you have questions about
summer school housing, please
contact the Office of Residence
Life at 760-8633 or email
Heidi LeCount, director of
Residence Life, at
lecounth@meredith.edu.
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