The beautiful hills of Marin County were the setting for this 6-mile hike for Zero Breast Cancer[September 26, 2015]. Meghan Peddicord (Team Captain), Jaime Farrar, Cheryl Geoffrion, Melissa Hereford and Francisco Ramirez (the “Rack Pack”) raised $4,766 in funds for Zero Breast Cancer, taking 2nd place with 38 teams competing. [Photo of CVI Team on top of Mt. Tamalpais: Left to right- Cheryl, Meghan, Melissa, Jaime and Francisco]
ZBC is a community based, not-for-profit dedicated to finding the causes of breast cancer through community participation in the scientific research process. They focus on identifying environmental factors and the role they play in breast cancer at all stages of life and across generations.
This year, Zero Breast Cancer is raising funds to establish a wellness and leadership program for high school teens with the hope of inspiring and encouraging them to enter the field of cancer research. (encouraging the next generation of potential scientists, public health professionals, health educators, doctors, nurses and community advocates) Cool stuff. Plus, the team experience could not be beat, on this hike. Francisco said, “Each step on this hike was a step closer with the team.” Melissa noted, “17,758 steps toward inspiring young people to enter the research field for the cure of breast cancer.” Jaime said, “I also think it was kind of symbolic to start off the hike with an uphill battle of 676 stairs to climb given the cause.
There was a lot of great energy at this hike, a lot of encouragement along the way and good spirits. We had a great time and can’t wait to do it again next year!” And Cheryl pretty much summed it up when she said, “It was so fun to walk and talk every mile together!! Our team and this hike is AWESOMESAUCE!! ”
Thank you to CVI and all of the CVI employees who donated, and to Lynn Zambrano for volunteering at the registration booth. Many thanks also go to Charlotte Kobayashi, who volunteers for this organization year-round and brought this worthy cause to CVI’s attention! Next year, we hope to have an even bigger team and blow the donations out of the water!
For more scenes from the hike, visit: www.zerobreastcancer.org
[by Meghan Peddicord]
