Posts Tagged ‘Grandmother’

Driver Suspended for Wearing Pink Tie for Cancer

16th October 2009 by admin No Comments

A Springfield Mass Transit District bus driver has received a one-day unpaid suspension for wearing a pink necktie to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The driver, 46-year-old William Jones, had to serve the suspension, but his action led the transit district to agree that employees could wear pink on Fridays October in recognition of [...]

Relay for Life Draws 1,500 to California High Track

24th June 2009 by admin 2 Comments

About 1,500 people turned out Saturday to give cancer a collective punch.
The ninth annual Relay for Life at California High started with an opening ceremony and “survivor lap” and continued throughout the day, culminating in a luminaria ceremony to celebrate those who lost their lives to all forms of the disease.
About 50 teams walked the [...]