Tamara Shaw lost a wife, daughter and twin sister, respectively, when
Tiffany Oritz died of colon cancer last year. The Jacksonville residents will be among the 24 people featured in No Excuses, a national colorectal cancer awareness campaign launching in March in New York s Times Square.
Their stories will also be featured on Fight Colorectal Cancer s Facebook page. They are dedicating a year of volunteer time to raise awareness of the importance of screening, using their personal stories in an effort to help save lives.
Colon and rectal cancers make up the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the country among men and women combined, the organization said. Sixty percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented with screening.
Minneapolis schools host virtual open houses for families to check out new school assignments The online tours continue through the end of the month. January 7, 2021 10:31pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Minneapolis students haven t been in the classroom this year, focused instead on learning online during the pandemic. Now their parents are also staring at the screens logging on to get a glimpse inside the buildings their children might attend next year.
Schools across the district are hosting virtual open houses, complete with video tours, introductions from principals and teachers and time for parents questions.
The open houses, traditionally held in person and aimed at pre-K, kindergarten and new students, carry extra weight this year. The rollout of Minneapolis Public Schools comprehensive district design means that thousands of students have been assigned a new school for next fall.