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SUMMARY:Cindy Brinker Simmons-Cancer Warrior
DESCRIPTION:Cindy Brinker Simmons has dedicated her life to serving others.
   With an emphasis on fighting cancer\, she has devoted countless hours pr
 oviding emotional support to those families impacted by the disease.  \nCi
 ndy will share her story and discuss her new book Restored: Reconnecting L
 ife's Broken Pieces at 7:30 p.m. Thursday\, May 9\, at the Allen Public Li
 brary.   \nThe daughter of famed restauranteur and Brinker International f
 ounder Norman Brinker and Maureen “Little Mo” Connally Brinker\, Cindy has
  personally confronted loss and grief on multiple occasions.  At age 12\,
  her mother died of ovarian cancer.  In 1953\, Maureen was the first woman
  to achieve a Grand Slam—winning all four major tournaments (Australian Op
 en\, French Open\, Wimbledon\, and US Open) in the same calendar year.  In
  2019\, the Postal Service honored “Little Mo” with a stamp\, citing that
  she was an American treasure and historic sports figure. \nIn 1973\, at a
 ge 15\, Cindy played the world-famous Chris Evert at a tournament named fo
 r her mother.  She lettered on the University of Virginia’s women’s varsit
 y tennis team and served as captain her senior year. Cindy then transition
 ed from the tennis courts to the world of public relations\, founding her
  own company\, Brinker Communications. \nIn 1980\, Cindy established Wipe
  Out Kids’ Cancer (WOKC)\, an organization that funds innovative and novel
  pediatric cancer research projects nationwide. \nCindy and her husband Bo
 b Simmons had one son\, William. Tragedy struck Cindy’s life again when Bo
 b died of cancer in 2005 when William was only nine years old.  Cindy did
  now allow this heartbreak to hold her mission back and she has molded it
  into a compassion and empathy for others that is straight from the heart.
  \nCan’t be there in person? The program will be streamed live on ACTV. Fi
 nd viewing options at  Watch ACTV  or view online at  ACTV.org  or  YouTub
 e.com/AllenCityTV \nThe library is located at 300 N. Allen Dr. Call 214-50
 9-4911 for additional information.\nAllen Public Library\n300 N. Allen Dr.
  Allen Tx\nAllen\, TX\, TX 75013 United States\n
LOCATION:300 N. Allen Dr. Allen Tx\, Allen\, TX\, TX 75013
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