Let’s show our support and welcome Cali home | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Published 10:00 am Monday, July 30, 2012

To the editor:

There are some things in life that are just plain wrong.  Cancer is one of them. Add to that the unnerving statistic that 70,000 young adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer every year elevates it from something incorrect to something incredibly unfair and cruel.

There is someone from Bainbridge Island that is doing an extraordinary thing to bring attention to the devastation of cancer in young adults. Cali Caughie is still in college, but this summer she is riding her bike across the U.S., from Baltimore to Seattle, to raise awareness, hope and funds to fight cancer in young adults.

She is one of 27 young people who will be finishing their 4,000-mile trek (4K for Cancer) on Aug. 3 here at her hometown of Bainbridge Island! Bainbridge Island effectively represents the end of their long odyssey. Why Bainbridge? Because it’s Cali’s hometown.

So let’s welcome them! There will be a welcoming celebration in downtown Winslow at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at Winslow Green.

It’s true that there are many things that are wrong in this world — what makes them bearable are people like Cali who work so hard to set things right.

Tell your neighbors, get the kids and join me at the Green at 11 a.m. Friday. Let’s turn out this community to recognize and applaud Cali and her friends for their amazing effort to make things right in this world.

For more information on the 4K for Cancer go to www.4KforCancer.org. To read Cali’s blog and make a donation go to www.4KforCancer.org/Profiles/Cali-Caughie/.

WENDY JOHNSON

Winslow