Flames of Hope

Posted 10/15/14

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Flames of Hope

CRANSTON PROUD: Pictured are the members of running team The Positive Princesses, all from Cranston, who took part in both the youth Macy’s Youth Fun Runs and The Walking Company 5K Walk/Run Series.

CALENDER GIRL: “Miss August” Tracey Henebury of Cranston, who is featured in the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Calendar, is seen with her niece Alana Rossi and her daughter Talia Henebury, both age 8.

PINK CAKE: Once again Gregg’s Restaurant prepared their signature Pink Cake for the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. They were selling each slice for $3 with all proceeds going to Gloria Gemma. Pictured are Sue Mulcahy and Nicole Barone from Gregg’s serving up a slice to 7-year breast cancer survivor Nancy Penta.

Maria Gemma, executive director of the foundation, is seen with Tracey Henebury.

approximately 50 men and women put on high heels to raise funds for the foundation during the Pink Pump Palooza. Pictured in the pink overalls is Gary Calvino, director of development for Gloria Gemma, who took first place in the men’s category.

Mary Jane Bohlen of Cranston, one of the top fundraisers for the torch procession, is seen as she proceeds to a special WaterFire.

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:48 pm

The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, now in its 10th year, held its ninth annual Flames of Hope in downtown Providence this past weekend. From education to entertainment, celebration and memorial, the three-day event saw thousands in attendance despite some rain on Saturday. The rain stopped in time for the annual Torch Procession on Saturday evening during a special WaterFire, and the Race Series – including Nordstrom’s Pink Pump Palooza, Macy’s Kids Fun Run and The Walking Company’s 5K Walk/Run Series – was held on a chilly but bright Sunday morning. Friday night featured a special unveiling of the 2015 Calendar, which focuses on the BRCA gene that increases the odds of contracting breast cancer and those who tested positive for it. (Photos by Steve Popiel/text by Meri R. Kennedy)