Kazen Elementary Honors Breast Cancer Survivors with Balloon Release and Tree Dedication
Written by admin, Oct 30, 2018, Comments Off
Courtesy Paola Arcos,
(Laredo, Texas)-October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at Kazen Elementary it is also a month to honor and Celebrate Four Breast Cancer Survivors. Mrs. Lydia Vasquez, 2nd grade teacher at Kazen, spearheaded a Survivors rally and a tree dedication to four amazing pillars of their school. Kazen has seen first hand how four courageous educators have battled and conquered Breast Cancer. It is not easy to fight cancer and on top of that come in every day to school and educate young minds, said Mrs. Vasquez.
These ladies have been a part of Kazen for many years and it is only fitting that we dedicate a grown tree with roots that grow beneath the school and leaves that offer shade in hot days in their name. The celebration ended with an emotional balloon release where Kazen students embraced in a circle around the Breast Cancer Survivors: Mrs. Gonzalez, Mrs. Reyes, Mrs. Garcia, and Mrs. Lopez and watched as the sky turned pink as a reminder to the community that we all have to rally in support of those affected with cancer.
