More than 40 students, faculty, and staff from Mount Saint Mary College took part in American Cancer Society’s yearly Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) walk at Woodbury Common, earning nearly $2,300 for the cause.
The team, named Together in Pink, earned the fundraising rank of 26th out of 268 teams. The donations will fund future breast cancer research, patient support, and advocacy.
“It was a great day,” said Linda Kelly, associate professor of Nursing, Service Learning coordinator, and director of Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) at the Mount. “Already looking forward to next year.”
Over the past three decades, the American Cancer Society’s MSABC campaign has become the nation’s largest breast cancer movement. These 3- to 5-mile noncompetitive walks provide a supportive community for breast cancer survivors, people living with metastatic breast cancer, caregivers, and families.
The Mount’s team participated as part of the college’s NWD grant. The Mount’s School of Nursing was recently awarded the $1.6 million, three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NWD program focuses on the recruitment, support, retention, and graduation of nursing students from underrepresented groups. It increases nursing education opportunities and assists students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
The Fall 2023 semester marks the start of the program’s second year. The nursing students in this program benefit from a multitude of support services and opportunities to serve the community.
The Mount’s service-focused approach to education goes hand-in-hand with helping professions like Nursing. Mount Nursing students enjoy state-of-the-art simulation labs and clinical relationships with dozens of area hospitals. The Mount’s passionate faculty are dedicated to the success of both their undergraduate and graduate students.