It is easy to forget that we are a community sometimes.
It is not hard to find people within the walls of St. Xavier University who see this place as a school, nothing more. Simply a means to an end.
However, there are many at our university who know that the work worthy of that of a Mercy school stretches well beyond the bricks and mortar that make up the physical apparatus of the classrooms, dorms and training facilities that most of us use to interact within our own little community.
On Sunday November 10, St. Xavier University will hold Zumba for a Cure at the Shannon Center at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (remember that if you’re planning to go that registration, however, begins at 10 a.m.).
All of the proceeds from this day of Zumba routines, raffles, activities for kids and more will be going straight to Little Company of Mary Hospital’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center.
This is the third year that the event will be held, but it will be the first time that the proceeds for the money will go to Little Company of Mary.
We at The Xavierite Staff support the decision for one local cause to support another.
There is strength in numbers when speaking about a community, and we are glad to see that our own community is being strengthened with not only the number of people willing to volunteer their time, money and effort to support those afflicted with breast cancer, but to see them recognize the strength that copious monetary support can bring.
Now, we’re not saying that the intentions of those running the event at St. Xavier University would be any less noble if they gave the money gathered and raised from Zumba for a Cure to a larger cause or breast cancer research/treatment facility.
Looking for a cure to a disease that, next to heart disease, is responsible for the deaths of many women is a noble cause no matter what helpful, competent facility is receiving the monetary support raised. But the fact that the money is being given to a local cancer center places a great emphasis on community.
The Sisters of Mercy place great emphasis and are well known for their service around the world. Yet, everyone knows that change starts at home and those who have organized the donations from St. Xavier University to Little Company of Mary’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center.
Special thanks for this event can be given to the Saint Xavier Council (SXC), Student Nursing Association (SNA), and the Service Club for all the time they have volunteered toward this great cause.
Yet, in a more specific fashion, we can also give thanks to St. Xavier University Zumba instructor Jessica Theil – who started the event in 2010, when the proceeds were donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation – and to Saint Xavier University alumna Maureen Heffernan – who came up with the idea to give the money raised to a local institution and to support those affected locally.
This week the Xavierite tips its hat to those who are willing to continue searching for a cure to a disease that has taken many and continues to be a threat to women – as well as men – everywhere. These are the true heroes who support their community as well as a world-wide search to end one of the most heinous diseases in the known world. (On a side note, we salute anyone who puts their time, effort and money into finding a cure for any ailment, not just breast cancer.)
We urge all who are interested to participate in the event – being held in the Shannon Center on November 10 – and support all those willing to fight for a cure.
The Xavierite Staff
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