PARSIPPANY — Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk was held in the Mack-Cali Business Campus on Sunday, October 16. 332 teams and 3,373 participants have raised $404,792.47.
The tree top individuals were Making Strides Gold Pacesetter Joan Van Soest raising $18,687, Making Strides Silver Pacesetter Fran Saliter raising $6,905 and Making Strides Silver Pacesetter Making Strides Donor Nancy Medford raising $6,615.
Three top teams were: Team Tilcon raising $22,448; The Fighting Champions Team raising $8,445 and Team Mary raising $8,225.
And the three top corporations were Morristown Medical Center raising $25,894.11; Tilcon New York Inc. raising $22,448 and Realogy raising $7,906.
Parsippany-Troy Hills School District headed by Ms. Aimee Doyle, with 92 members participating raised $2,570.00.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks are the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting communities with a shared determination to help free the world from the pain and suffering of breast cancer. Passionate walk participants raise critical funds that enable the American Cancer Society to fund innovative research; provide free, information and support to anyone touched by breast cancer; and help people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it’s most treatable.
The money raised through Making Strides walks helps the American Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer by funding innovative breast cancer research; by providing free, comprehensive information and support for those touched by breast cancer; and by helping people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it’s most treatable.