Storm doesn't stop McPherson's childhood cancer awareness walk
The Sept. 19 walk was set to run from Genesis to the Plaza, with speakers and luminaries planned at the finish
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Sign up freeMCPHERSON, Kan. — McPherson residents walked in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness over the weekend despite a storm, the McPherson Police Department said in a Facebook post Sunday. An event flyer listed the walk for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, starting at Genesis and ending at the Plaza, where speakers, entertainment, childhood cancer information and $5 luminaries were planned, along with pre-walk games in the Genesis parking lot and a prize for the best gold outfit. September is observed nationally as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, marked by a gold ribbon.
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