On October 20, 2012 from 9 a.m - 2 p.m. hundreds of people came together in Cumberland, Maryland to walk for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many of these people were breast cancer survivors or their cancer was in remission, while others were cancer free and came out to show support. Many of the FSU students who came out to support also helped volunteer by setting up everything that needed to be done for this big event. These students showed pure dedication because not only did they skip out on pre-homecoming activities but they had to be in Cumberland by 5:45 a.m. in order to make sure that everything was set up before other people started to arrive.
One Frostburg student who volunteered, Kurtis Gorham from Baltimore, MD , said that " The survivors here show that having breast cancer is not a "Death sentence". They live everyday lives, just as any individual who does not have breast cancer. It just goes to show, that no matter where you are from, our how you were raised, in the end we are all the same." Kurtis is an executive board member for the National Society of Leadership and Success, he stated, "we must engage in at least one community service event a semester and we didn't have to go, I just picked to go because I want to support breast cancer awareness month and everything it stands for. I want to help fight for a cure! " The turn out was amazing to see and it showed people's passion for the issue we're fighting to solve.
People were giving each other words of encouragement to continue walking even though they were starting to get tired. We walked for people who were unable to take the walk because they were sick in their beds and for people who lost their battle with breast cancer. People wore shirts with loved ones pictures on it to show that they will continue to fight for a cure for breast cancer. This was a very beautiful moment to see with everyone coming together as one to help celebrate breast cancer awareness. Everyone had the opportunity to share their stories or the story of loved ones. Although there was a mixture of tears, sadness, encouragement, and smiles, this was a very inspiring and empowering moment and a delightful experience. Everyone should come out to show support next year in October. It's never too late to join the fight.
For those who did not make it out to support the cause, it is strongly encouraged that you come out and help make a difference as these people did. You don't have to be a breast cancer survivor or have breast cancer to participate, anyone is welcome to join the walk. Anyone who comes out to make a difference is greatly appreciated. This will not be the only event this year to allow people to walk for breast cancer so look up future dates and help join the cause. If anyone is interested in walking for breast cancer or wants to sign up or make donations, you can follow the link and it will take you to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Once you join the fight you won't be sorry and it's guaranteed that you will have a life changing experience once you participate. Kurtis Gorham had an amazing experience from both volunteering and participating in the walk. He said, " This was a truly amazing experience for me and I would definitely do it again and again."
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