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East O‘ahu Academy Bands Together To Raise $444 In Support Of Cancer Research
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and events,” Spain says. “However, it’s not just me that had been diagnosed or going through cancer. These girls see their moms, aun- ties and grandmothers go through similar experiences, so wanting to do something around breast cancer aware- ness hit home for a lot of us.
Hearts Academy students traded in their traditional uniforms and the girls were able to sport their “Lancer Love” T-shirts for a day. With such a positive re- sponse for this important cause, students and parents are already planning next year’s fundraising efforts. To learn more about the ef- fort and to order items from the store, visit sacredhearts. org/lancerlocker. All pro- ceeds support school activ- ities and events.
be prouder. The academy continues to be committed to developing young women into community leaders, as well as leaders of their pro- fessions. And, parents serve as the best examples for their daughters in fostering a community-focused orien- tation.”
“We know it takes a vil- lage to develop strong, in- dependent girls, and the sup- port we have from faculty, staff, parents and students truly is a blessing. For me personally, this shows the school is more than an insti- tution; it’s a community and we have each other’s backs.”
The effort was particu- larly meaningful for Sacred Hearts Academy parent board president Samantha Spain. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 and went through surgery and a series of chemothera- py and radiation treatments.
“We’ll also be working on fundraising efforts through- out the year for other orga- nizations, so the community support is always appreci- ate,” Spain says. “This also is a great way for alumni to keep in touch with what the school has planned. This ef- fort was just the start of what
“While I was doing all this, I continued to stay on as president of the parent board, however, our team really stepped up and helped with all school activities
A total of $444 was raised in a few weeks, as the T-shirts were sold out. Making a bold statement in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sacred
Mahina Ahsam, class of 2022, wears a“Lancer Love”T-shirt, which was designed and sold to families, friends and alumni. All proceeds benefited the Susan G. Komen Hawai‘i Foundation. PHOTO COURTESY SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY
they can do moving forward. to our junior kindergarten to plan, and really create We want this to be a school- girls. Everyone is moti- a campaign that can grow wide effort all the way down vated and has more time each year.”
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