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Providence Unites in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Tim Martin

Story Created: Oct 11, 2008 at 11:41 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 13, 2008 at 12:01 PM EST

300 Flames unite in downtown Providence, together they march towards a cure for breast cancer.

Thousands coming together for the 3rd annual "Flames of Hope," a celebration of life to benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.

Many of those in attendance, breast cancer survivors themselves, showing support for a good cause, and hoping that their contributions to the cause will lead to a cure for the disease.

All the money raised will stay in Rhode Island, where women have a 1 in 6 chance of contracting breast cancer, that number greater than the national average which is 1 in every 8 women.

ABC 6 reporter Jennifer Gannon has more...

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