Residents join annual Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer walk in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
Hundreds gathered for
the Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer walk at Flushing
Meadows Corona Park on
Sunday, Oct. 17.
Queens residents joined the
1.8-mile walk that began at the
Promenade of Industry and Universe
Court in Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, in order to
help raise awareness and funds
for breast cancer research.
Sunday’s participants
gathered with their teams in
the morning, wearing different
shades of pink and sporting
decorative outfits. They
then walked around the fountain,
toward the Unisphere,
then over the highway to loop
around and finish outside Arthur
Ashe Stadium on Avenue
of the Americas.
Molly Dougherty, the event
lead, said the community
event helps bring together
people who are or have been
affected by breast cancer.
“They can be survivors.
They can be walking in honor
of someone. They could be
here with a family member
or a loved one or a friend, all
here for one main cause, and
that is the fight against breast
cancer,” Dougherty said. “One
day we are going to find that
cure. And we’re really here
just to cheer on our survivors
and to remember those who
have lost their battle, unfortunately.”
Resorts World New York
(RWNY) partnered with the
American Cancer Society for
the annual Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk.
This year’s event holds special
meaning for the RWNY
team, as they walked in honor
of former team member Tonia
Participants take part in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, Oct. 17,
2021. Photos by Paul Frangipane
Schieren, who lost her fight
against cancer in 2019. They
also donated $10,000 to the
American Cancer Society in
Schieren’s memory.
“Tonia Schieren was a
friend to everyone. She was
always happy, always smiling,
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Volunteers with the American Cancer Society pose for a photo before the start of the annual Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.
and never took anything
in life for granted. She is truly
missed and would have been
honored to be remembered
in this way,” said Mary Ann
Montalvo, customer relationship
representative at Resort
World New York City.
Last year, amid the COVID
19 pandemic, they hosted a
small car parade and a virtual
walk.
Dougherty said this year,
they had thousands of participants,
“which is amazing during
a pandemic.”
“We’re rocking the pink
and we’re bringing the pink
power,” Dougherty said.
Additional reporting by
Paul Frangipane.
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