Beach wellness – Your story, your voice
CSCRB program director Nancy Lombardo; CSCRB kids coordinator Jill Gray; Aurora Khatibi, Palos Verdes High, Alexander Kowal, Redondo High; co-sponsor Dr. Robert Nolan; Kristina McKibbin, North High; Lauren Calderon, Long Beach Polytechnic High School; and CSCRB CEO Paula Moore. (Not present — Christina Acuna, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.)Photo Dozens of South Bay middle and high school students with family members suffering from or lost to cancer submitted essays about their experiences to the second annual “Your Story, Your Voice” teen essay contest sponsored by Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach. “The contest serves to raise awareness and to be an outlet for teen voices,” CSCRB kids coordinator Sharon Feigenbaum said. This year’s sponsors were Dr. Robert Nolan, whose daughter Rebecca won last year’s essay contest and Mary Kehrl, a cancer survivor and longtime advocate of literacy and educational programs for children. The five finalists received prize money totaling $5,000. The finalists were 1. Kristina McKibbin of North High, Torrance; 2. Laura Calderon, Long Beach Polytechnic High School; 3. Alexander Kowal, Redondo Union High School; 4. Aurora Khtibi Garrity…
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