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Mitchell College recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month with
Mitchell College will hold its second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Sunday, October 22, 2017.
The event will feature Mitchell’s own Dr. Denise Braley as a guest speaker. A 20-year cancer survivor, Braley would like to challenge her students and colleagues to come out and walk with her to raise awareness and support research to save lives.
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Fighting Chance Cancer Awareness Street Monster Truck, a traveling Chevrolet Silverado created by Joe Carilli Jr. to help promote cancer awareness, will be at the event.
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Check in for the event will begin outside the Clarke Center at 10 AM, T shirts will be sold both online with registration and the day of the event for $8. The first 50 people to register online will receive a free T- shirt.
All proceeds will go to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. The walk itself will begin at 11 a.m. and be a two mile walk by the water.
For further information please contact Jessica Tryon at tryon_j@mitchell.edu. Mitchell College is located at 437 Pequot Avenue in New London, Connecticut. On campus parking will be available the day of the event.
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About Mitchell College
A small liberal arts college, Mitchell developed its distinct educational approach over 80 years, blending a tradition of mentoring with an expertise in teaching diverse learning styles to create a highly individualized model that benefits all students. Mitchell is committed to the broader community through building strong, creative and cooperative partnerships. Located on a beautiful waterfront campus in historic New London, it is also home to championship NCAA Division III athletics and the Duquès Academic Success Center which includes the renowned Bentsen Learning Center.
