There are many unique and entertaining clubs at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, but a club that has recently joined  the list is the Stand Against Cancer Club. This club WAS started up in the beginning of March by club president, Tessa Koenigsknecht, Canton junior. Back when she was four years old, Koenigsknecht’s mother was diagnosed with brain cancer. She later died when Tessa was six. “It has affected every aspect of my life, and no one should ever have to go through that,”  she said. Koenigsknecht explained that the main reason she started this club was to have a place where people who are, or dealt with the same thing have somewhere to go, so they aren’t alone, and have a way to turn such a terrible thing into something positive.

The club currently consists of more than 50 members. Since they started up later in the year, they haven’t had time to do many events. Recently the club did a bottle drive and raised over $1,500 for Mott’s Children’s Hospital for their research.

Vice President Marina Khreizat, Canton junior, said, “Tessa and I both decided that P-CEP needed a cancer awareness club, and together this club has taught us that we can make a difference in our community for those who are battling cancer.” Khreizat said that her role in the club is to be alongside the president and help create and oversee all of the events.

Public Relations Officer Julia Arapoff, Canton junior, said, “My best friends came up with the idea of the club, and I thought it was an awesome idea and wanted to be a part of it.” Arapoff said that cancer has directly impacted her life as well, and that she wanted to make a difference. “My main jobs are creating/managing our social media pages, making flyers, and getting the word out to the student body and community,” she said.

The next big events coming up are the SJ5K on May 7, and helping Canton Congress raise money for Make A Wish Foundation. “It’s a great feeling having so much support and knowing so many people want to be apart of what we’re doing,” said Koenigsknecht. She also said that the main goal was to give members a place to share experiences and feelings knowing that they aren’t going through this alone.

Every other Tuesday, the club holds meetings in C235 in Michelle Mimikos’ room from 2:30 to 3 p.m.