At 9 am on Saturday, 1 June, ASL Eagles showed their ASL spirit by gathering at the Loudoun Road entrance to walk four miles around Regent's Park in a bid to raise awareness for the need to find a cure for cancer. ASL students, parents, faculty, staff and friends walked in support of Grade 6 Aide Barbara Bailey, Middle School Principal Cathy Funk, and other members of the ASL community who are fighting cancer, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Under the guidance of Middle School Coordinator of Student Life Payson Bullard, and co-organizers Grade 8 students Cailey and Helena, the community has been encouraged to donate to the charity via a JustGiving page.
Cailey ’17 takes up the story, "So far we have raised £10,461.02, equivalent to $15,881 US dollars. We chose to select one organization out of many hundreds to donate to, which was Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity that helps cancer patients through treatments, and provides them with vital care. Personally, I felt ecstatic to see ASL care about those in our community who are living with cancer as well as others in the UK. My heart exploded to just see the need to take action no matter how old you are, felt like an amazing achievement for not only myself, but I am sure for all of Cancer Walk organizers. All I can say is a massive thank you to ASL for inspiring me to change the world, even if its changing a small part of it. Let the cure be in 2013."
Mr. Bullard adds, "The community showed their strong support for these two amazing women and all the others we know who have been affected by cancer. It was a fun day where family and friends came together for a good walk in support of a great cause. Thanks to all who participated!"
Barbara Bailey says, "Support from the entire ASL community has helped me get through the rigors of treatment in the past six months. Although I was unable to do the walk I was there at the end to greet returning walkers and I felt like the whole community did the walk for me—a great boost! Cailey and Helena did a terrific job of organizing this event and deserve congratulations from me and everyone else."
If you'd like to show your support along with others in the community, visit http://www.justgiving.com/asleagles, for more information and to donate to Macmillan Cancer Support. Questions to Payson, mslife@asl.org.
