Chattanooga area Sonic representatives on December 8 presented a check for $25,116 to the local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate to fight breast cancer. During October, which was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chattanooga area Sonic Drive-Ins held a Pink Ribbon Fundraising Campaign.
Customers were able to purchase a pink ribbon for one dollar at their local drive-in. Pictured in the back row, L to R, are Keith Kleman, local Sonic supervisor; Nola Burghart, local Sonic manager; Arnold Pierce, local Sonic co-op board member; James Miller, manager of the Cummings Highway drive-in at which Sonic presented the check; and Mark Williams, local Sonic supervisor. Pictured in the front row, L to R, are Karen Edmondson, executive director of the local Komen affiliate; Sandy Wilsey, local breast cancer survivor; Nicole Decker, local Sonic manager; and Sheril Miller, development director of the local Komen affiliate. In 2011, breast cancer will be diagnosed every 69 seconds.