October 14, 2007
Walk for a Cure
Students Join American Cancer Society Event
On most Sunday mornings, you will find the majority of Taft students snug in their beds. Yet on a recent fall Sunday, nearly 50 students and faculty members braved the cold and sacrificed their one "sleep in" to participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, an annual walk hosted by the American Cancer Society.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the American Cancer Society’s premier event to raise awareness and dollars to fight breast cancer. The walk is also designed to celebrate all breast cancer survivors and to provide hope to every person affected by this disease.
Many students volunteered as cheerleaders and handed out water for the walkers on a beautiful fall morning in Hartford's Bushnell Park.
The Taft Team also raised nearly $3,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Why "Making Strides" and not other walks? "This is what our students want to participate in," explains Baba Frew, director of Taft's Volunteer Program. "We really want the kids to decide what is important to them and what ways they want to get involved."
In addition to the money raised from the walk, students raised $1,531 for Lee National Denim Day, another event to raise funds for Breast Cancer research.