Written by Marketing Intern Victoria Hanson
Each year freshman athletes from Arizona State University give back to the community by volunteering at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure through setting up and working a water station for participants.
Natalie Burgess, a former ASU diver, not only organizes the event but thinks it is a powerful way to teach the young athletes the values ASU hold for its students. She says, “It’s a good event for them because not only are we giving back to the community, but also because it’s important for them to realize there are people suffering and to be appreciative.”
“We’ve had students in the past who are really connected to it, and it’s a good thing for the community,” says Sophia Sledge, academic coach for the women’s soccer and men’s track and field teams. “When it first starts you only see ten or twenty people at a time, but when it starts to get super full they start to understand the impact,” Sledge continues.
The athletes not only see their work impact the community, but impact those they know. Senior Hayley Parsons, has a family member who directly struggled and overcame her fight with breast cancer, and teammates Deja Mann and Joy Burke are connected to the cause as well.
To find more information on breast cancer and how you can help, please visit http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
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