Breast cancer awareness

Beach run takes new focus: resiliency

For 22 years, Homer’s annual Run for Women, later the Breast Cancer Run, has raised awareness of breast cancer. Sponsored by Kachemak Bay Family Planning… Continue reading

 

Visiting Zumba instructors Mary McKern, Tra Dinkins and Julie Slagle of Anchorage lead a routine during Saturday’s Zumbathon to raise breast cancer awareness.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Zumba raises funds to battle breast cancer

The Homer Middle School gym was rocking Saturday. Rhythm of fast-paced Latin and World music and an enthusiastic crowd of about 60 shook the floorboards… Continue reading

 

Volunteers make run happen

Our 20th Annual Breast Cancer Run on Aug. 10 was a fabulous success, thanks to the enthusiastic participants and wonderful volunteers who made it happen.… Continue reading

 

Deland Anderson, left, and Christine Anderson, second to left, make the five-mile course a hand-holding, barefoot, joint effort. They are followed closely by Judith Steyer, Saundra Hudson and Maureen Filipek. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

20th annual Breast Cancer Run takes to the beach

Sixty-two runners and walkers and one lone biker took part on Sunday’s 20th annual Breast Cancer Run-Walk-Bike. In addition to helping raise breast cancer awareness,… Continue reading

Deland Anderson, left, and Christine Anderson, second to left, make the five-mile course a hand-holding, barefoot, joint effort. They are followed closely by Judith Steyer, Saundra Hudson and Maureen Filipek. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
Seamus McDonough, 8, Bea McDonough and Eryn Field, 8, dash across the finish line at Sunday’s Breast Cancer Run.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Breast cancer run raises awareness plus money

The 19th annual Breast Cancer Run was a brilliant field of pink, the color of breast cancer awareness, from the two- and four-legged athletes to… Continue reading

Seamus McDonough, 8, Bea McDonough and Eryn Field, 8, dash across the finish line at Sunday’s Breast Cancer Run.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

KBFPC working to raise breast cancer awareness

  With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is helping raise breast cancer awareness through two programs. Gift certificates… Continue reading

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