Creative Strategy promotes prostate cancer awareness

Group donates 5K raised during 5K run

By DON WILBURN

donaldfwilburn@gmail.com

They say that one of the most difcult things to do is to to get a man to go to the hospital even when it’s a critical health problem, so imagine for routine checkups. Creative Strategy, a West Memphis based community outreach organization which helps people from anything from clothing donations to nding adequate housing is looking

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Creative Strategy, a community outreach group, donates $5,000 to raise awareness of prostate cancer

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to do their part in raising awareness of prostate cancer.

On Thursday, members of the group presented a check for $5,000.00 to the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. The funds for the donation were raised though a 5K raise held in West Memphis in September which is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Around 100 people participated in the inaugural race/ walk and according to one member, Fire Chief Derrick Clay of the WMFD, will be held every year in September. According to the American Cancer Society, about one man in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer is more likely to develop in older men and in non-Hispanic Black men. About six cases in ten are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older, and it is rare in men under 40.

For more information on how to participate or donate you can contact one of the members of Creative Strategy; James Pulliaum, Dr. Gehrig Bruce, Kenneth Johnson, Doreen Brown, Tawana Bailey, Kesha Miller or Chief Clay himself at 901-2777590.