New Rochelle, NY - About fifteen members of the Iona College
baseball team attended the annual Diabetes Walk at White Plains High School
on October 17, 2010.
The walk consisted of teams who supported a friend or family member who was
affected by diabetes. They also competed
in a friendly competition to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
The event had games for children to play and free food available that was
sensitive to the needs of those with Diabetes. The Gaels participated in the
walk and once over, helped clean up tables, tents, and garbage.
On the same day, the rest of the team attended the Breast Cancer
Awareness walk in Tarrytown. This event was
especially important to the one team member in particular as his mother
recently recover from her battle with breast cancer. To show her support, she was one of the
organizers of the event. The team took
part in the four and a half mile walk through the town. Throughout the four and
a half miles, stations were set up with food and drinks along with tents in
order to make donations to various breast cancer awareness foundations.