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11-Year-Old Ankeny Girl to Hold Cancer Fundraiser Saturday
The fundraiser will be held March 24 at Building #7 at the DMACC Ankeny Campus. Registration starts at 9 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.
An 11-year-old Ankeny girl is holding a fundraiser tomorrow to honor two people in her life affected by cancer.
Emma's Walk for Cancer, an event organized by Emma St. Clair, will be held Saturday, March 24 at the pond located on the . Same-day registration begins at 9 a.m. at Building #7 on the DMACC campus. The walk begins at 10 a.m.
St. Clair decided to organize the fundraiser after her Sunday school teacher passed away following a battle with cancer. Her grandfather also has malignant melanoma.
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"When my Sunday school teacher died from cancer when she was only 45, I was devastated," St. Clair said in a press release sent to Ankeny Patch. "I still get very sad thinking about it. I want to help someone else so they don't have to go through what I did, even if it's just one less family not having to go through it."
St. Clair's goal is to raise at least $1,000. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
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For more information, visit the fundraiser's website.
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