18-05-2025
Lakeside students throw color at fellow students, to fight cancer
ASHTABULA — A large cloud of colored powder rose in the air Thursday afternoon following the Lakeside High School Colors of Cancer event, which took place at the elementary school campus.
More than 175 students ran or walked a loop of the property while other students threw colored powder at them. The event is in its tenth year, and raises about $2,000 a year to fight cancer through the UH Conneaut Seidman Cancer Center.
The event was started by Lakeside High School teacher Lisa Raffa 11 years ago, in honor of her father, who died of cancer. The event also honors the students' friends and family who have battled or are battling the disease.
Students from all the elementary schools gathered along the loop to cheer on the high school students for the first time.
