Ramapo College Plans to "Save Second Base"
for Ramapo News
Ramapo plans to "save second base."
Ramapo College has multiple fundraising events planned for the month of October as it is Breast Cancer Awareness month. A plethora of clubs and organizations on campus have gathered or are planning to take their part in this cause.
One of the college's first events took place on Sunday, Oct. 6, ran by social sorority Theta Phi Alpha.
The Home Run Derby is a family oriented event in which the sorority collects money from teams who wish to play in the game, and they then donate any profits to breast cancer research. The derby occurred on Ramapo's own baseball field on Sunday afternoon, and the game was dedicated to Desiree Polakowski, a godmother and aunt to sorority sister Victoria Incognitoba.
"The littlest things can help, whether that’d be support, monetary donations, game donations, food, raffle prizes, or just having you and your family spend this beautiful Sunday in October celebrating life just like my aunt would have wanted," Victoria said in a statement prior to the event.
Victoria states that her godmother was diagnosed eight years ago.
Ramapo still has a lot of events in store for the upcoming weeks, one of which being the Pink Tie Formal dance hosted by the Colleges Against Cancer club on campus.
The formal dance will be held in Trustee's Pavilion on Wednesday evening, Oct. 23. There will be games such as bra pong and ribbon matching, and attendees can win various prizes: record player, Airpods, a keyboard, gift cards, and more.
There is an admission fee for this event, and all proceeds are donated towards cancer research.
Also, this Saturday, Oct. 12, the Making Strides Walk to End Breast Cancer will be held at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford. The Colleges Against Cancer club as well as the Overlook Hall staff will be volunteering and participating in this walk.
Making Strides is hosted by the American Cancer Society, an organization that vows to "fund and conduct research, share expert information, support patients, and spread the word about prevention."
The American Cancer Society claims to have donated hundreds of millions of dollars towards cancer research, patient support, prevention information and education, and detection and treatment.
However, they do receive backlash often for being a top non profit organization with the highest paid employees: $38 million goes towards their salaries.
It doesn't stop there: $142 million of ACS' donations is used for event planning and "fundraising expenses."
Knowing exactly where your donations are going is important, so participating at smaller events ran by clubs at Ramapo will guarantee that your money is well given. All events on campus are 100% non profitable, and there are no salaries, no event expenses, and no nonsense to pay for.
