Community Takes Steps for Breast Cancer Awareness at CORE
Oct 29, 2025 02:44PM ● By Idaly Valencia
Wearing pink, participants at CORE Recreation Center’s breast cancer awareness walk/jog/run on Oct. 25 to complete eight laps alongside Community Services District Board President Angela Spease, General Manager Tim Odgen, and Community Services District and CORE staff to honor survivors and promote early detection. Photos courtesy of Cosumnes Community Services District
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The CORE Recreation Center capped a month of breast cancer awareness with a community walk, jog and run on Saturday, Oct. 25. Participants were invited to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month by completing laps around the center’s indoor track.
Everyone in attendance wore pink as they completed eight laps, joined by Cosumnes Community Services District Board President Angela Spease and General Manager Tim Odgen, as well as Community Services District and CORE staff.
Many participants were breast cancer survivors, family members affected by the disease or community members in support of the cause. After the laps, folks were invited for breakfast and a social hour in a room decorated in pink.
The CORE Recreation Center, which opened this summer, is a fitness and wellness facility operated by the Cosumnes Community Services District. Located in Morse Community Park at 5542 Bellaterra Drive, it offers classes, workout equipment and indoor courts for sports.
Many participants were breast cancer survivors, family members affected by the disease or community members in support of the cause. After the laps, folks were invited for breakfast and a social hour in a room decorated in pink.
Bailey Rohrer, administrative assistant at CORE, said the center hosted a variety of activities throughout October to reflect its mission of serving the community.
“We’re here for the community, and many of our CORE members have either fought breast cancer themselves, had someone close to them battle it or lost someone to the disease,” Rohrer said. “This is a really important cause and we wanted to raise as much awareness as possible.”
Rohrer, who led the initiative, said participants completed the eight laps in silence to honor those lost to breast cancer, noting that one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease. The event aimed to bring the community together to spread awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer.
Although this was CORE’s first Breast Cancer Awareness Month event, Rohrer said, it will become an annual tradition, with hopes that future events will grow “bigger and better” as more community members take part.
