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Shore Regional High School to Hold 'Ribbons Night' at Oct. 11 Football Game to Support Monmouth Medical Center's 'Roll Out The Ribbons' Campaign

After seeing Monmouth Medical Center’s Roll Out The Ribbons campaign – launched over the summer to raise awareness of cancer in all its forms – teachers and students from Shore Regional High School became inspired and decided to get involved. The high school has since planned a host of activities during October, including a “Ribbons Night” at its home football game against Holmdel High School on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m.

 

At the football game, Roll Out The Ribbons representatives and student outreach organizations including Student Council, Conquer Cancer Club and Interact will be on-hand accepting “Ribbon of Honor” submissions and donations. In case of rain or severe weather, the game will take place on Saturday, October 12 at 6 p.m.

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Throughout the summer, multicolored ribbons symbolizing all forms of cancer adorned the “Promenade of Hope” – a half-mile stretch of railing along Long Branch’s boardwalk – as part of the Roll Out The Ribbons campaign. The campaign honors courageous individuals who have and are fighting the battle against cancer with messages of hope and healing in a united front in the fight against the disease.

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More than 2,000 ribbons were recently transferred from the Promenade of Hope to the “Garden of Hope” sculpture in the Monmouth Mall, and ribbons will continue to be added to the sculpture through mid-December. Roll Out The Ribbons’ “Ribbon of Honor” represents all types of cancer, as symbolized by its color: lavender, the official color of awareness of all cancers. The colored stripes represent the 12 most common types of cancer: thyroid, prostate, pancreatic, bladder, breast, colorectal, endometrial, kidney, leukemia, lung, melanoma and lymphoma.

 

 

Shore Regional High School’s Roll Out the Ribbons activities include students working together to collect Ribbon of Honor submissions during lunch hours and the creation of a dedicated Roll Out The Ribbons display case featuring campaign information and personal stories from students and teachers affected by cancer. A highlight of the campaign is a mini version of the Garden of Hope, created by art teacher, Mrs. Grace-Anne Bertolami, which will be displayed in the school’s main lobby. Students will have the opportunity to submit their Ribbons of Honor to be tied on the sculpture. At the end of October, ribbons will be added to the official Garden of Hope in the Monmouth Mall.

 

The public is invited to fill-out their ribbons in person at the Shore Regional High School football game, the Garden of Hope at Monmouth Mall or at several other area events. Ribbons and donations can also continue to be submitted online at rollouttheribbons.com. Ribbon messages can also be texted: ROR <space> then the message (up to 60 characters) to 84444 from a mobile device.

 

To learn more about Roll Out the Ribbons, visit www.rollouttheribbons.com

or call 1-877-360-6275. Get connected for campaign updates by “liking” Roll Out The Ribbons on Facebook and following @RollOutRibbons on Twitter. 

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