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Leaders of the
Corky Row Tenants Association of the
Fall River Housing Authority organized
the second annual heart-healthy walk to benefit
cancer treatment at St.
Anne's Hospital on September 19, 2009. Association president Carmen
Z. Andino
worked with secretary Viviana E. Reyes, vice-president Arleeen Abreu and
treasurer Alejandrina Hernandez to plan the event along with Wilma
Tejada, Bernell Singletary, Priscilla Andrade, Yoely Calderon, Sherry
Warner and James Parsons. The event
included an information
table from representatives of the YWCA
Women's Center in New Bedford and walkers from around the neighborhood
and the City. The Junior R.O.T.C. honor guard from B.M.C. Durfee High School
led the parade from Griffin Park in the center of the Corky Row
neighborhood to Middle Street and around Kennedy Park. At the conclusion
of the parade, pink balloons were released to symbolize those who have
passed away due to cancer. For more information about the event,
contact Mrs, Andino
at 774-451-7926 or, Mrs, Reyes at 774-365-9114 or Fall River Housing
Authority manager Karen Costa at 508-675-3562. |
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(Top row, left) Jenny Fortes from the YWCA Women's Center in New Bedford shares a laugh with Alejandrina Hernandez as she hands out materials about cancer detection and prevention. (Top row, center and right) Walkers gather in Griffin Park for a word of prayer in Spanish by Pastor Anibal Rios of the Camino a Cannan Church. (Middle row, left) Bernell Singletary, Alejandrina Hernandez, Viviana Reyes, Carmen Andino and Arleen Abreu, who organized the walk, pose together for a photo. (Middle row, center and right) Honor guard members Jason Linhares, Balvin Thomas, Ryan Frederick and Frank Ammorin lead the walkers out of Griffin Park and up Branch Street to Second Street. (Bottom row) Walkers pass Saint Anne Shrine on their way around Kennedy Park and back to Griffin Park for the balloon release. |
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