300 stand up for a cause

Photography by Duane Zehr

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Bradley faculty, staff, students, and supporters — nearly 300 in all — gathered at Meinen Field near St. James Apartment Complex on April 22 to create Bradley’s first-ever human ribbon. The crowd wore pink T-shirts and formed a large-scale version of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure logo in honor of University President Joanne Glasser, who is a breast cancer survivor and served as honorary chair of the 25th annual Race for the Cure on May 8. University photographer Duane Zehr took the photo from 100 feet above the field in the bucket of a fire department aerial truck. Area restaurants donated lunch after the photo, while disc jockey DON BAKER ’67 MS ’74 provided entertainment.

On the day of the race, the 250-member Team Bradley, the largest contingent in attendance for the second year in a row, walked with Glasser and more than 16,000 participants to celebrate survivors and remember those who have lost their battle to breast cancer. “I was truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support shown to me and all breast cancer survivors in our Bradley family at the Komen pink ribbon event and the Race for the Cure,” Glasser said. “Raising awareness for the cure of this dreadful disease on a local, national, and global level will hopefully help us eradicate breast cancer in our lifetime.” Team Bradley raised nearly $6,000 this year through a pink bake sale, a pink geranium sale, and donations from student groups, campus departments, and individuals.

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