3rd Annual Pink Ball To Support Framingham and Ashland Moms Battling Cancer

After a routine mammogram. Caroline Ferrante learned she had a stage 1 cancer.

The mother of two young children, has since undergone two surgeries and chemotherapy treatment.

The Framingham resident is one of two women the 3rd Annual Pink Ball will support.

MetroWest Boot Camp will host its 3rd Pink Ball on Friday, June 12 at 2 Watson Place in Saxonville at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available.

Tickets are $30 and grants a person entrance to the Pink Ball, access to a silent auction, 2 drink tickets, food, and dancing.

The first Pink Ball in 2013 raised $12,000 and helped three women battling cancer.

The 2nd Annual Ball in 2014 raised $15,000 and helped another three women battling cancer.

Ferrante is still receiving radiation to ride her body of the cancer. Her prognosis looks good, but MetroWest Boot Camps hopes to easy her journey by raising money to help her, her husband Rob, and their family.

The Pink Ball will also support Donna Pyne. Born and raised in Natick, Pyne is a long-time employee at Middlesex Savings Bank.

Like Ferrante, her cancer was discovered a routine mammogram. The Ashland resident had her mammogram in December, and was diagnosed with stage 1-2 cancer in January.

She as been facing chemotherapy and other hormone treatments. In July, she is scheduled for a mastectomy.

MetroWest Boot Camp, opened in 2010, and was founded by Framingham and Natick women - Jessica Ordway, Kristen Houlker, Lynn Sullivan, and Nikki Jones. All are certified fitness experts.