(10-13-2000) All 120 resident assistants from Boston College's
dormitories will take part in the five-mile "Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer Walk" along the Charles River in Boston this Sunday.
The event, organized by the American Cancer Society, is expected to draw
40,000 walkers and raise as much as $3.5 million for breast-cancer research.
The walk begins Sunday morning at 9:30 at the Hatch Shell on the Charles
River Esplanade. Walsh Hall Director Amy Bedard said RA's from Boston
College's 32 residence halls are walking as part of a year-long Office
of Residence Life service campaign, "Men and Women for Others," inspired
by the Ignatian educational ideal.
She said the RA's hope to bring as many of their floor-mates as possible
along on the walk, and urged all members of BC community to either participate
in the walk or make a donation. Walkers may sign up between 8 and 10 a.m.
on the morning of the event. For more information, contact Lane Lessem
of the American Cancer Society at (508) 270-4700 or Amy Bedard at xt2-3222.
Resident
Assistants to march against breast cancer