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Written by JEFF HORVATH, STAFF EDITOR
SCRANTON – Signs of support outside the Lackawanna County Jail show that breast cancer knows no boundaries. Runners and walkers who will be in prison during Susan G. Komen's NEPA cure this morning will see these signs – encouraging expressions such as "I fought like a girl and won", "Do not give up" and "Women of LCP Support the Cure" – which women held in prison fabricated on Friday. "I know just how much the race is going on in Scranton and elsewhere, and I know some people have been fighting themselves (breast cancer)," said Colleen Orzel, who is responsible for controlling the population. the prison administration and the detainees. "(The inmates) were so happy, they took it really, very seriously … I think it also gives them a sense of pride to be part of the community fighting for the cause." About 90 detainees – the vast majority of the prison's female population – participated in the project, seizing the opportunity to support the survivors and contribute, to a small extent, to the fight against an illness that one in eight American women will develop. during his life. "I think it's good for the morale of the prison population here and it certainly helps our staff as well," said director Tim Betti, noting that most people know someone who has fought the disease. "Regardless of your socioeconomic background, chances are you've had a heart attack at some point with breast cancer." On a sign, bordering a hand-drawn pink heart containing the phrase "Find the cure," the women wrote the names of their friends and loved ones who fought breast cancer. On another, someone wrote the word "surviving" in the marker inside an iconic pink ribbon. For Dolly Woody, director of Susan G. Komen Greater Pennsylvania, the inmate support notes suggest that the message of the organization has gone beyond the walls of the prison. "I can tell you that I'm having chills right now," Woody said while learning about women's efforts. "It's my 28th race and I'm really really touched by the compassion and care that these women are showing, but also by the fact that the prison wants to support this initiative." Woody was clear that the disease does not discriminate. "Breast cancer has no limits," she said. "No matter how rich your life is, where you live, what you have eaten throughout your life, it's an insidious disease that we work every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. to try to make breast cancer disappear from work. " Contact the author: [email protected]; 570-348-9141; @jhorvathTT on Twitter Race Schedule 6:30 am: Registration for the race day and pick up t-shirts at Peoples Security Bank parking lot, Spruce Street. 7: Survivor's Breakfast at the Celebration of Hope tent on Spruce Street. 7:15 pm: Welcome to the Pink Podium of the William J. Nealon Federal Building and the US Courthouse, North Washington Avenue. 7:30 am Aerobic training at the federal building. 7.45 pm: Celebration of the survivors and group photo at the federal building. 8: Competitive runners head for the starting line. 8:15 am: Walkers head for the starting line. 8:27: National anthem. 8:30 am: Start of the race / walk. AFFECTED TRAFFIC: Block 400 of Linden Street, 200 to 300 blocks from North Washington Avenue, 100 to 300 blocks from Wyoming Avenue and 400 to 500 blocks from Spruce Street will be closed today from 5 am to noon. Block 500 of Linden Street will remain closed until 9 o'clock on Sunday. Some intersections will be closed for short periods during the race to allow riders to cross each other.
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