[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 102 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING THE PINK ANGELS

 Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I would like to recognize the 
dedication and tireless efforts of a group of approximately 50 men and 
women from the North Shore of Massachusetts called the Pink Angels. 
Formed in January 2005 as a group with the common goal of finding a 
cure for breast cancer, they have completed the Boston 3-Day Cancer 
Walk every year since.
  They are survivors, daughters, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers and 
friends of people stricken with breast cancer. When they first met, 
they were strangers simply sharing their experience with the disease 
and now they have become lifelong friends. They began training together 
that year in February, sharing stories and some tears, creating a bond 
that holds a reservoir of strength, determination and hope. Their 
mutual support of one another during the training, the fundraising and 
ultimately the 60-mile route allowed each of them to begin a 
transformation from victim to warrior. Each has a different story that 
brought them to the group but together they created a unity of purpose 
signified by their crossing of the finish line as a group.
  Since 2005, the Pink Angels walk around the city of Boston every 
year. Many team members have also walked in Arizona, Cleveland, 
Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. In May 
2009, under the leadership of Joanne Seneta and Hilda Santos, they 
achieved a significant milestone by raising more than $1 million.
  On July 23 in Framingham, MA, the Pink Angels will take flight again 
and on the 25th in Boston they will again cross the finish line as a 
group. I would like to thank them for their commitment to help find a 
cure for breast cancer.

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