Central Minnesota’s signature breast cancer fundraiser is Oct. 14 at St. Cloud State.
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Since 2009, the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Central Minnesota has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer research and programs.
In 2016, the walk at St. Cloud State raised $106,000. The related Real Men Wear Pink effort, which included Ashish Viadya, interim president, earned another $18,500.
Donate. Form a team. Join a team. Volunteer.
Registration is 7 a.m. in the field house at Halenbeck Hall. The opening ceremony is 8:30 a.m.
The three-mile, non-competitive walk begins at 9 a.m. Share your images on social media using the #PinkWarriors and #MoreBirthdays hashtags.
This year’s honored survivor is Cindy (Feddema) Kunkel, St. Cloud.
Bob Motzko ’89, coach of men’s Huskies Hockey, has pledged to raise at least $5,000. He is a Real Men Wear Pink local leader, building awareness and raising dollars for the Oct. 14 walk.
Visit Motzko’s fundraising page. Learn more about Motzko.
Supporting event
- Kicking Cancer’s Ice is 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11 at Borthers Bar & Grill, St. Cloud
- “Pints for Pink” (PDF) has craft beer, food and live music 4-8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Third Street Brewhouse, Cold Spring.
- The “Pinked Out Picture” and “Cancer Conversations” are Oct. 11 in Atwood Memorial Center.
- Pink, game-worn jerseys will be auctioned at the men’s Huskies Hockey game against University of Alaska Fairbanks 7:07 p.m. Oct. 14 at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
Corie Beckermann ’98 ’02, director of Student Health Services, coordinates St. Cloud State’s sponsorship and management of the walk. Professor Teresa Heck’s HLTH 425 Community Health Event Planning students attend to myriad walk details.
Staff in the St. Cloud office of the American Cancer Society manage the walk, including Angie Thaxton and Kim Orn ’82.
Breast cancer by the numbers
Nationally, breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.
The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about one in eight.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, accounting for 29 percent of newly diagnosed cancers.
Since 1993, more than 13 million walkers across the United States have raised more than $810 million through Making Strides events. In 2016 alone, 1.4 million walkers across the nation raised more than $60 million.
The Central Minnesota walk is sponsored by Medica Foundation, Alltran, Holiday Inn & Suites, Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Capital One, AAA St. Cloud, Wells Fargo, GNP Company and Friesz Dentistry.
