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October focuses on breast cancer awareness
From left to right; Angela Garcia, Amanda Medina, Sarah Jackson and Elizabeth Harden attend the ‘Bikers for Boobs’ event. Del Mar College nursing student Alex Tovar is one of the many people who have suffered the loss of a loved one due to breast cancer. Tovar made the decision to begin her college career as a nurse to memorialize her mother’s struggle and to advocate the importance of screening tests for cancer at an early stage. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the colors of fall transition to a shade of pink. For some, this is an opportunity to…
Special Olympics seeking volunteers
The South Texas Special Olympics is searching for students from Del Mar College to volunteer for upcoming events. Del Mar College encourages their students to experience volunteer work and take advantage of the opportunity to help others and their community. The Special Olympics, which originated in 1969, is an international organization that offers many opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities while participating in sports. “Our goal is to promote inclusion and equity throughout sports across the globe and to promote an active, healthy lifestyle for everyone,” said Noah Willoughby, volunteer services manager of Special Olympics Texas. Willoughby has mentioned that…
Corpus Christi offers a big welcome to the Greek Festival
Church gets authentic with tribute to Greece Anastasia Talarantas / Reporter Corpus Christi residents can experience and even get a taste of another culture as the annual Greek Festival returns Nov. 7-9. The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, at 502 S. Chaparral St., opens its doors to the public to share its traditions, food, religion and, most importantly, dancing. The Greek Festival gives the chance to showcase the church, built in 1950, but also to help keep it open financially. “The membership over the past 60 years has grown so much, and now the public can be a part of us…