On Friday, Oct.13, a group of students dressed in pink shirts, pink bandanas, and pink bracelets walked around campus while following two pink flags. This was not just any normal stroll around campus, but a fundraising event to raise awareness for cancer.
Students walking around campus as part of a Cancer Awareness event. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion
Students leading the walk around campus while holding pink flags. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
According to Tzu-Lin Toner, assistant director of Campus Recreation, this is the first time Montclair State University has held its own cancer walk on campus.
Students walking around campus as part of the walk against cancer. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
The event was held by Campus Recreation and co-sponsored by Sigma Delta Phi.
Students walk toward the camera holding pink flags. Photo courtesy of Allen Macaraeg | The Montclarion
Students walking around campus as part of the walk against cancer. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
From left to right: Rose Vichiconti, Psychology and Linguistics major, Junior, and Lauren Yeswita, Business Administration major, Sophomore, attending the Cancer Awareness Walk event. Photo courtesy of Maral Tutunjian | The Montclarion
After the walking portion, the event concluded at the Recreational Center patio. Available for people who walked were baked goods for sale, t-shirts and more. In addition, there was also colored powder to throw and celebrate the event.
Students throwing colored chalk at each other. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
Student holds a cup of chalk, smiling. Photo courtesy of Allen Macaraeg | The Montclarion
A student preparing paint mixture to throw in the air at the Cancer Awareness Walk event. Photo courtesy of Maral Tutunjian | The Montclarion
Campus Recreation Center staff throwing paint in the air at the Cancer Awareness Walk event. Photo courtesy of Maral Tutunjian | The Montclarion
Students hold their hands up to their faces to show how colorful they are. Photo courtesy of Allen Macaraeg | The Montclarion
The event was a walk against cancer, offering the opportunity for those who lost loved ones to Cancer, to honor them and raise money to support cancer patients and families. But more importantly, to bring cancer awareness to campus.
Student look at the poster of all the messages to passed loved one's people wrote. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
Photo of volunteers from the Recreation Center on campus. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion
Ryan Devlan, a senior film and television major, was walking for his mom.
“My mother passed away six months ago from ovarian cancer, and I’m just happy to be here today,” Devlan said. “We have been working at cancer for so long that we have cures and treatments, but not a lot of people know and that’s the main issue. Like my mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer, and if we knew a couple months earlier there could have been a different outcome, so that’s why awareness is so important.”
Freshman Carly Cholewa majoring in Psychology was walking in memory of her grandfather who passed from lung cancer. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion
"Walk to Save" written in pink chalk on the ground. Dani Mazariegos | The Montclarion.
All proceeds from the event will go to Breast Intentions, a charity that supports cancer patients and families during treatment.
