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Southern Maryland Chapter presented a Cardinal Chapter Top Ladies of Distinction and
local women authors’ Literacy Café event at the Prime Top Teens of America observed National Colorectal
Street Grill in Waldorf, Maryland. Over 70 members of Cancer Awareness month by volunteering with the Col-
the community attended the event. The Literacy Café orectal Cancer Alliance at its annual St. Louis Undy
RunWalk at Forest Park. With 21 races this year, and
event showcased four first-time, women authors from only a handful of staff members, the Alliance relied on
the local community: Tajala Battle-Lockhart, Maxine stellar volunteers to make the races successful. The
Griffin-Somerville, Sarita Lynn and Dr. Chantay White, family-friendly 5K event typically draws more than
PhD to support the Chapter’s Status of Women efforts. 1,000 colorectal cancer survivors and their supporters.
Each author shared her story with the audience then Participants wore fun, underwear themed outfits and
participated in book signings. A bundle of books from even walk through a gigantic, inflatable colon. Cardinal

all four authors was sold for $50. The Chapter Presi- TLOD and TTA members arrived at 6:15 a.m. and
dent, Lady Janet Simmons, provided an overview of the worked through the cold and rain, setting up, serving in
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. and the Chapter and the food tent and was a part of the clean-up crew. The
provided information packages for those individuals in 2018 St. Louis RunWalk garnered an estimated 4,000
the community interested in learning more about Top attendees which marked the ninth year of the Chapter’s
Ladies of Distinction, Inc. Guests purchased books in- volunteer service with the Alliance.

dividually and a total of 20 bundles of books were sold.

The event was very well received by the community and

an article appeared in the next week’s edition of the lo-

cal paper, the Maryland Independent newspaper which

provided additional exposure for the

authors and the Chapter.

Teens Kristian Johnson and Rashod Austin clean up RunWalk