Florida Gymnasts Help at Fourth Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Gymnastics
Head Coach Rhonda Faehn and the Gator gymnastics team helped out at the Sixth Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk event Saturday morning at Gainesville's Northeast Park.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® (Making Strides) is an annual noncompetitive walk to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer. Funds raised support American Cancer Society breast cancer research, education, advocacy and patient service programs. Saturday's 5K walk included people of ages.
Faehn, the event's Honorary Chair, spoke to the participants before and after the walk. The Gator gymnasts congratulated the participants as they finished, handed out drinks and rewarded the walkers with a pink ribbon emblem.
During the upcoming 2010 season, the Florida gymnasts will again host a breast cancer awareness meet. The Florida-LSU dual meet on Jan. 29 is the Gators' breast cancer awareness meet, an evening when both teams put aside their school colors and wear pink leotards to raise understanding about the fight against breast cancer.
