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    You are at:Home»Local News»K-State Activity»6th annual Pink up the Pace 5K run and 1 mile honor walk very successful

    6th annual Pink up the Pace 5K run and 1 mile honor walk very successful

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    By Rhonda Zellweger on April 24, 2023 K-State Activity, Local News, Manhattan
    2023 Pink up the Pace 5K race and one-mile honor walk on Poyntz Avenue
    Dr Shanna Mittie at 2023 Pink up the Pace 5K race
    7yo Valentina Flores and her 10yo sister Alina Flores with some Ascension team members 2023 Pink up the Pace 5K
    Ascension employee and breast cancer survivor Karla Quick at 2023 Pink up the Pace 5k

    Poyntz Avenue in downtown Manhattan was closed to traffic Saturday morning. Northview Elementary students ten-year-old Alina Flores and seven-year-old Valentina Flores explained why the street was closed. 

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    The 6th annual Pink up the Pace 5K run and one-mile honor walk was well-attended despite the bitter cold wind. The sisters were with a group of nearly sixty Ascension employees and family members who participated to honor and support their friend. Manhattan resident and breast cancer survivor Karla Quick explains.

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    Johnson Cancer Research Center Assistant Director Dr. Shanna Mittie is also a breast cancer survivor. 

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    Mittie says all proceeds from the event go to the Johnson Cancer Research Center; and some will help students to allow them time to do more research instead of working extra jobs to make ends meet. Mittie added that she attended a banquet Friday evening where benefactors were able to meet the students they sponsored. And the students gave presentations on the work they’ve been doing to find cures for all types of cancer. 

    Downtown Manhattan Incorporated’s Executive Director Gina Snyder says they enjoyed a record turnout but didn’t have the final count yet.

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    The party atmosphere during the race extended to the patio of AJ’s where participants enjoyed complimentary pizza, beer, pink cookies, and coffee. Snyder is proud of the turnout of locals supporting local funding and research, and says Pink up the Pace is the only breast cancer race in the region. 

    Alina Flores Ascension breast cancer research Downtown Manhattan Inc Dr Shanna Mittie Gina Snyder johnson cancer research center K-State cancer research Karla Quick Northview Elementary Pink up the Pace Valentina Flores
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    Rhonda Zellweger
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    Rhonda is a retired public employee from Syracuse, New York; mom to two grown daughters; and a lifelong community volunteer. She was traveling in her camper after retirement when she discovered Kansas, then fell hard for the Flint Hills community. She bought a house in Manhattan, parked her camper, and KMAN taught the old dog new tricks. Being a reporter has only deepened her love of her new hometown. But, she thinks SU Basketball is the best. Go, ORANGE! contact her at: rhonda@1350kman.com

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