Representatives of the St. Louis Surge Women’s Basketball Team and the St. Louis F.O.R.C.E. Athleticz Girls Basketball Team, participated in the Annual 3K Breast Cancer Walk - St. Louis Sista Strut on Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Forest Park at the Missouri History Museum. Sista Strut is the largest walk of its kind in the nation to support women of color in an effort to support the community of St. Louis. The walk attracted more than 8,000 walkers. All contributions raised support local charities in St. Louis.
The goal of Sista Strut is to heighten awareness about the issues of breast cancer in women of color, as well as provide information on community resources. Studies show that African American women are more likely to get breast cancer at a younger age and have a death rate from breast cancer twice that of Caucasian women of the same age. Sista Strut recognizes the strength of survivors, their family and friends, heightens awareness, promotes early detection and the search for a cure.
For more information about Sista Strut, click here.
Click here for more information about the St. Louis F.O.R.C.E. Athleticz Girls Basketball Team.
