Reported by Angela Li
“Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
At an average total of $150,000, cancer treatment costs are more than four times higher than treatment for other common health conditions. Despite paying high costs for cancer treatment, some patients still suffer from inadequate treatment and are unable to receive a cure.
Canyon Crest Academy Be the Cure Club is a student-run club aiming to support chronic disease patients through fundraising and handmade-item donations, such as hats, scarves, and encouraging cards. The club cooperates with AYLUS to help more people in the community.
In hope to allow cancer patients to receive more efficient methods of treatment at a lower cost, Canyon Crest Academy Be the Cure Club, partnering with AYLUS, organized a bake sale on May 27th at Ralphs to raise donations for cancer research at Moores Cancer Center, UC San DIego Health.
The bake sale sold around 150 desserts in total, most made by volunteers, and raised $360.
The following members participated in the donation event and with 5.5 volunteer hours for each:
Angela Li, Aliya Tang, Enke Luo, Eric Li, Liuqing Chen
