Anna, a fifth grader at Bright Field
Middle School in Bentonville, has let
her creative juices flow to support the
organization, too.
"I did a thing where I painted art on
canvases and made money and gave it
to Komen," she said. "That fact is that
I'm not helping just one or two persons.
I'm helping a bunch of people. It doesn't
have to be someone I know. It could be
anybody. Even though they don't know
me, they are grateful that I'm helping.
We need to make a difference. No
matter how old or how young you are,
you can make a really big difference."
Kari, the two kid heroes' mom, has
long had ties to the Komen organization.
She currently serves as president of the
local organization's board of directors.
"As a survivor and a mom, it makes
me really proud to know they are
doing something for someone else,"
she said. "They have seen what people
go through and understand that even
though they are young there is a lot they
can do to make a difference and set an
example. They really do understand we
are fortunate my outcome was what it
was. It's given them a lot of empathy for
people who are sick or have hardships.
It's changed who they are as young
human beings."
"Our kids are people who
really do care about other
people. I think a lot of that
has to do with thinking
about other people. We can
all get involved and make
the world a better place."
~ Kari N.
An average of 600
kids participate
in the annual Kids
for a Cure run in
Northwest Arkansas.
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the world's largest,
most successful fundraising and education event for breast cancer.
The race series includes more than 140 events on four continents,
with over one million participants coming together every year to
take part in the fight against breast cancer.
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