Meridian Community College and City of Meridian prepare to kickoff Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Meridian, MS - Meridian Community College and people in the community have come together in preparation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to Math Instructor Phyllis Holladay, there are some big events planned for the month. “Saturday October the 21st, we’ll have the Queen City Race for life and Street strut for Breast Cancer. For the street strut participants can decorate an umbrella in honor or in memory of a breast cancer survivor, and they literally strut their stuff to some music, and we call out their names.”

As all the events are expected to be fun for the community, Phyllis expresses the importance of raising awareness of Breast Cancer. “We just can’t stress enough the importance of early detection, and I think that all comes with awareness and events like this, so that women know; and men because it is not just a woman’s disease.”

10-year Breast Cancer Survivor Mary Eads will be an ambassador of this year’s events, is thrilled to help the cause. “I got diagnosed March 5th, and I thank God for going through, cause if it wouldn’t have been for God, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today.”

MCC and the Community say that they are happy to come together to raise awareness for breast cancer during the month of October.