Making Strides Against Breast Cancer… Walk for a Cure!!!

November 6, 2009 jemj431

Cancer survivor Margery Rath started the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events. She wanted to find a way to celebrate fellow cancer survivors by raising funds for the American Cancer Society. She worked with a committee of fellow cancer survivors and other volunteers and created a “move-along-a-thon” called Making Strides Against Cancer to bring people of all abilities together in an event to move the fight against cancer forward. The first event, held in Boston, drew 200 participants and became a yearly event in the city.

Today, the event has inspired nearly 5 million walkers to participate in Making Strides events in more than 145 communities across the country, raising more than $340 million to fight breast cancer.

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event honors breast cancer survivors, raises awareness about the disease, and helps save lives. All you have to do is walk or donate money to a person that is walking and you are helping in the fight to cure cancer.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer also has a national league. This program allows a company or organization to join the fight against breast cancer. The Making Strides National Team Program offers a way to boost morale for a company and shows that they have commitment to an important cause. Some of the national team supporters for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are Bank of America, Wal-Mart, Curves, Kroger and more.

You can participate as big as Nationally or by starting a group of your own. The VCU Radiation Sciences team started their own team to get involved in the fight against cancer. The team walked in this years 2009 American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Kanawha Plaza.

The VCU Radiation Sciences team was the largest registered team from both VCU and VCU Medical Center.

The team this year lead by Melanie Dempsey, Assistant Professor for Department of Radiologic Radiation and Jodi Dualan, Radiation Sciences Student, has raised over $3,200 to date to support breast cancer research and the society’s endeavors.

The team raised so much money that they were ranked in the top ten this year thanks to the support of its 56 members.

The event overall raised over $500,000 thanks to the National supporters, the VCU Radiation Sciences team and many other supporters and sponsors who gave wither their time or money to help and support the cause.

This is a great program and everyone should get involved or donate to the Making Strides Against Brest Cancer Event.

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