Zeta Tau Alpha’s West Chester Chapter held their annual Breast Cancer 5K at
WCU’s South Campus gymnasium this past Sunday.
They raised an impressive $8,927.83, exceeding their goal of
$5,000. The proceeds of the event go to
the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation, which is in partnership
with Susan G. Komen for the cure. Over 300 people attended the event,
with 137 participants pre-registered. This
year’s event had the best turn out since the event began.
Chapter
president, Danielle Lewis said, “It was truly a team effort.” Zeta Tau Alpha’s 5K is one of the largest
events sponsored by greeks on campus. Director
of the event, Kira Shollenberger said, “It’s so wonderful to see
ZTA’s hard work pay off!” Co-chairing
the event was Amanda Miller, Maggie Kissinger, and Caroline Henderson. “It’s
easy to run an event we’re so passionate about. This is something that affects
our mothers, grandmothers, sisters and neighbors,” says Henderson, Junior at
West Chester University.
“The size
of the event is amazing!” said Sharon Mallon past director of the event. Mallon was the first director to hold the
event on South Campus. Prior, the event
was held in the Purple Gym and only consisted of a walk around town. “Each year the chapter shows so much more
initiative and passion for their philanthropy,” said chapter advisor Bridget Higginbotham. It’s important to put our everyday lives
aside and help those who need it. Those
who attended gave up a Sunday morning, however those with breast cancer have to
give up so much more.
