Students walked together on Wednesday to help fight cancer.
Apollo Career Center hosted their first-ever Relay for Life. Students and faculty walked in 30-minute sessions to raise money to help find a cure. The walk meant even more to some as they invited a loved one that has battled and survived the deadly disease to walk alongside them. Junior Lauren Cunningham was the driving force in bringing the program to Apollo as she herself has beaten cancer when she was diagnosed at 9 years of age.
"I know what I went through, and I don't want any other kid or adult to have to experience what I experienced," explained Lauren Cunningham, cancer survivor and organizer. It was not easy, but I think that because I went through it, I can show people that I made it and we need to continue to support this so other people don't have to have the same harsh treatment that I did."
Through their Relay, they raised just over $2,000 they donated to the Lima Relay for Life.
