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for larger version       Rockaway Residents Join In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
This past Sunday, under a deep blue, cloudless sky, Rockawayites joined thousands of Queens residents in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as they took part in the American Cancer Society's annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Once again this year, Borough President Helen Marshall opened the grounds of Borough Hall on Queens Boulevard to the cause. "Since 1993, nationwide, more than 3 million walkers have raised over $230 million," said Marshall, as she welcomed everyone to the event.
Fourteen walks took place in the New York metro area - including Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey. In the five boroughs alone, $5,356,000 was raised. Collectively, all the events drew 168,500 participants and raised $13,248,000. In addition to taking part in the Strides walk at Jones Beach, where 50,000 walkers helped raise a total of $2.7 million, St. John's Episcopal Hospital set up a display in the lobby of the facility that spotlighted "education about prevention," Penny Chin of SJEH's said. "The staff of St. John's Episcopal Hospital enthusiastically participated in the October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk," said Chin. "The team raised more than $11,000 to benefit breast cancer research through raffles, the walk and other activities."
Walkers in the Avon event had the choice of doing either 26 or 39 miles over the two days, which began and ended at Hudson River Park's Pier 84.
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