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Volunteer ASU Council urges Wear Pink' and plans Breast Cancer Awareness' Program, Tuesday, Oct. 9

10/03/2012

JONESBORO –The Volunteer ASU Council is encouraging everyone on campus to wear pink on Tuesday, Oct. 9, to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer.

The student volunteers will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Program that evening in Centennial Hall of the Carl R. Reng Student Union.

Dr. Jenell Wade-Smith from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Northeast, will be the featured speaker for the program, which begins at 6 p.m.  An ASU student who graduated last May also has been invited to share her story about her battle with breast cancer.

Vendors will set up prior to the program, beginning at 5:30 p.m.  All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.

The Volunteer ASU council is a team of students who work together to provide the ASU community a place to serve, learn, and make a stAtement by partnering with local nonprofits and promoting social justice. 

For any additional information contact Jodie Cherry, jcherry@astate.edu, or call the Leadership Center in the Union at (870) 972-2055.

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