Family Fun Festival Raises $2,000 for Komen Foundation

As of Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Moore County employees and their families raised more than $2,000 for the Komen Foundation Saturday at their first Family Fun Festival at Hillcrest Park.

The funds were raised through such activities as a silent auction, a poker walk, a dunking booth and a chili cook-off. Unidentified observers report that the dunking booth was especially popular because the dunkees included County Manager Cary McSwain and Assistant Manager Ken Larking.

Because the event was held in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the planners decided to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure program, which finances research and treatment for cancer. One county employee, public information officer Eli Arroyo-Allen, is one of five Survivor Ambassadors for the Pink Together 2010 campaign. (She was featured in a front page article in the Oct. 1 edition of The Pilot).

More than 400 people attended the festival, which was planned by the Moore County Government Awareness Team. Other activities included a bouncing house, face painting, music, lunch, snacks and a variety of sporting events.

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libsmom92 2 years, 7 months ago

I attended this event and this event was for all County employees that are battling breast cancer. I believe there are 8/9 of them. Just because someone is on a cereal box does not make their fight any more difficult than the other womens fight. I know that some of the women I have spoken of are actually survivors of breast cancer. This event was for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, not necessarily for the one mentioned in the paper. I understand she did not ask to be the only one mentioned but I took this article to mean that this benefit was all about her but it is actually about all women fighting this disease. I am sorry to hear that anyone has this and DO NOT want this to be taken the wrong way. I am simply saying that their are more than one lady in the County of Moore that has or had breast cancer. I love them all and hope for the best for all of them and their families.

faith1 2 years, 7 months ago

Actually I do not think that the reporter meant anything by her mention of one or more ladies who unfortunatley, are battling Breast Cancer it was just a passing statement. But to clarify, this event was not for "all county employees that are battling BC", it was for the Moore County Employees appreciation. We need to stay focused on the larger scale of things. All women/men suffering from this illness need to be recognized daily not just during an event.

libsmom92 2 years, 7 months ago

faith1- You are absolutely right in that we do need to recognize all who suffer from this on a daily basis. I don't know about anyone else but I actually pray for all of them daily. I am not sure if this was an appreciation day or not. I think if it was then the emplyees should not have been working at it. But to get back to the breast cancer. I am not and would never try to hurt anyones feelings but it is about all of the breast cancer patients and survivors. I for one am dumb struck when I hear some of the stories about the process to survive. Love you all pink ladies!!!!!!!