October 3, 2019
Vol. 20, No. 19
In This Issue
FOUR SEASONS
lp s th o se a ffe cted by b re a st ca nc er
Prep team he
Four Seasons, by Kevin Box, in
real life is located in front of the Cen-
ter for Transformative Learning on
the UCO campus, but this week is
hidden somewhere in our paper.
Email contest@edmondpaper.com
with the correct location to be
entered in the weekly drawing.
For more information, see page 4.
New service helps
local authors
See Page 4
ria l Hig h Sch oo l vo lleyb all tea m won over Edmond North in
The Memo
annual Pink Out game, played
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 patients and families affected
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Late last month brought more
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than a victory to Edmond Memo-
rial Volleyball over crosstown rival
Edmond North. The young wom-
en chose to highlight the work of
Project 31 for the school’s Pink Out
game.
In addition to a bake sale, the
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 team passed the plate, asking
Scattered Thunderstorms attendees to donate to the nonprofit.
High 81° Low 61° The team raised $900 to support
Breast cancer is one of the most
common kinds of cancer in women.
About 1 in 8 women born today in
the United States will get breast can-
cer at some point.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
The good news is that most wom-
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en can survive breast cancer if it’s
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found and treated early. A mammo-
gram – the screening test for breast
cancer – can help find breast cancer
early when it’s easier to treat.
National Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Month is a chance to raise
to help Project 31, which helps
by breast cancer.
the services Project 31 provides.
Project 31 works to restore lives
and families impacted by breast
cancer through counseling, mento-
ring, support groups and providing
“Handles with Care” gift bags that
contain items frequently needed by
breast cancer survivors. Founded by
two-time survivor Sarah McLean,
Project 31 is a faith-based organiza-
tion here to focus on the reconstruc-
awareness about the importance of
finding breast cancer early. Make a
difference! Spread the word about
mammograms, and encourage com-
munities, organizations, families,
and individuals to get involved.
How can National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month make a differ-
ence?
We can use this opportunity to
spread the word about taking steps
to detect breast cancer early.
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the
tion that often needs to be done on
the heart, spirit, and relationships
with those closest to you through-
out breast cancer and beyond.
The girls are passionate about
giving back to our community as
well as supporting women in need.
“We are all so blessed to play
a sport we love and it feels really
good to see these girls give back in
such a big way,” said Coach Natalie
Murray.
Here are just a few ideas:
n Ask doctors and nurses to speak
to women about the importance of
getting screened for breast cancer.
Encourage women ages 40 to
n
49 to talk with their doctors about
when to start getting mammograms.
n Organize an event to talk with
women ages 50 to 74 in your com-
munity about getting mammograms
every 2 years.