Team Malista is Making Strides!

Making Strides for Breast Cancer Research
by Contributing Writer Erasmia Novotny

On October 14th, TEAM MALISTA walked Making Strides for a Cure for Breast Cancer. Nine walkers forming TEAM MALISTA set out on this frigid but beautiful Autumn morning and joined thousands of walkers in Belle Isle Park for the 9th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. In less than 2 weeks, TEAM MALISTA raised close to $2,500.00 from friends, family and supporters from across the country. Together we made a difference for our mothers, aunts, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, and friends.

Because of your enthusiasm and commitment to fighting this disease, we were able to bring 8,500 walkers to Belle Isle Park, honor 450 breast cancer survivors in our community and raise $725,000 for life-saving breast cancer research, education and local patient services.

We hope that next year TEAM MALISTA will brake this year's record for walkers and contributions and make even more strides against Breast Cancer.

A special HEARTFELT thank you to the following people who made a difference in the race for a cure.

Adamaki, Mary
Bills, Harriett
Yiannis Bourbakis
Chryssis, George
Datseris, John and Dianne
Frontier, Sara
Gounakis, Sylvia
Hampson, Melissa
Holt, Jennifer
Holt, Louise
Hourdakis, Roussos
Kavalos, Irene
Kefalas, Joann
Kerasiotis, Elena
Kolizeras, Kleanthe
Kourletakis, Irene
Malis, George and Alexis
Marakis, Stacy
Markle, Leslie F.
Matsamakis, Maria and Dimitris
Moundros, Elaine
Mike and Genie Mouzourakis
Novotny, Angela,
Novotny, Dean
Novotny, Erasmia
Novotny-Potter, Karen
Novotny, Stephanie
Novotny, Steve
Noxakis-Cloutier, Katina
Olsen, Annette
Ranney, Gregory
Richardson, Susan
Saklas, James
Spanakis, Dino
Stanley, Mary
Stefanou, Andreas
Stefanou, Joanne
Stefanou, Katherine
Stefanou, Kristina
Vasilakis, Mary
Williams, Barabara


MALISTA.com thanks those who participated and/or contributed in Making Strides. They collaborated with the largest nongovernmental supporter of breast cancer research helping to save lives and provide assistance to those impacted by the disease.

If you or someone you know is in need of breast cancer information or support services visit www.cancer.org or call 1-800-ACS-2345. The American Cancer Foundation is there to serve you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Malista!