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Camelia
Cruz was thirteen years old when she lost her left leg to cancer.
Cancer stole almost all of Blake Boudreaux’ sight by the time he was
three. For Camelia, making ends meet as she grew older was a
struggle, and college only a dream. And although Blake’s drive and
determination made him the only blind football player in the history of
Deer Park
High School
, the drain imposed on his family’s finances by cancer treatments made
his academic future cloudy.
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Houston
Mayor Honorable Bill White with our honor students Blake
Boudreaux and Umut Unver |
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Umut
Unver at 1-Mile Walk finish line. |
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That was before
they met Yeshim Yonter, the founder and “guardian angel” of Houston’s Cancer Survivors’ Fund. Yeshim has inspired and supported
deserving young cancer survivors like Blake and Camelia since
she and her husband organized the CSF over five years ago. Today,
Camelia is an honor student at Lee College, studying to become a social worker.
Blake is a sophomore at Texas A&M studying to become
an attorney at law.
On Saturday
morning, November 13th,
Blake and Camelia along with Billy Watkins, Umut Unver, Lee
Salazar and Brian Kane participated in Cancer Survivors’
Fund’s first annual 5K Road Race and One Mile Fun Run/Walk, hosted
in conjunction with the Midtown Management District.
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Running
together, we are changing one life at a time. |
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The
event was a huge success with 552 runners competing to support our
cause. We have raised $9,300 for the benefit of our students.
Houston Mayor Bill White, State Representative Garnet Coleman and
Council-woman Carol Alvarado honored us with their presence.
The
new closed loop course was run primarily along
Louisiana
and West Gray, in the heart of
Houston’s
vibrant Midtown District. Individual, age group and
team awards were presented, along with t-shirts for all entrants.
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CSF Founder Yeshim Yonter, the Race
Coordinator, and Managing
Director of Midtown Management District Cynthia Alvarado receiving honors and bouquets. |
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