St. Ben's in Pink to Support Janis Foligno Foundation

Students proudly wore their pink at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School to support the Janis Foligno Foundation. February 5, 2010 - On Friday, February 5th, 2010, students and staff at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School donned pink to show their support in the fight againstt breast cancer. The students were encouraged to replace some or all of their uniform with a pink item. Those who participated paid a toonie for the opportunity to shed the uniform for the day in support of breast cancer research. All money raised will be donated to the Janis Foligno Foundation. Janis is the mother of two former St. Ben's students - Lisa and Marcus. The proceeds will be presented to Marcus when he speaks at St. Benedict's Open House on February 16th. It was a fun day to replace the uniform and raised money and awareness to support research for breast cancer. Share Tweet

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