(Le Mars) — “Stronger Together” is the theme for a new fund raising campaign being coordinated by Le Mars Community High School student council. The idea according to Shaniah Temple and Kylie Dreckman is to call attention and awareness to people with cancer by wearing a t-shirt. Kylie Dreckman says the campaign will focus attention on those Le Mars Community students that have been diagnosed as having cancer. The t-shirt will feature the “Stronger Together” logo on the front, and people have the opportunity to include specific names on the backside of the t-shirt.
Shaniah Temple is the cousin of Tyra Thompson, who has recently been diagnosed as having a form of cancer. Temple tells of her cousin’s ordeal, currently as a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
The two students say the Le Mars Community student body are the greatest supporters of the campaign, with many purchasing the t-shirt in honor of the “cancer warriors.”
The students are encouraging everyone to participate with the cancer awareness campaign by submitting a name of a cancer warrior that will be featured on the back side of the shirt.
The cost to purchase a “Stronger Together” cancer awareness t-shirt is $15.
T-shirts can be ordered at the school, or on-line.
The Le Mars Community High School Students say people can choose the color of the ribbon featured on the front side logo of the t-shirt, to reflect the type of cancer they wish to acknowledge. T-shirts come in either black or white. The deadline to order a “Stronger Together” cancer awareness t-shirt
is Wednesday, February 17th.
