[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12780-12781]
[From the U.S. 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

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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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