National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) was founded 31 years ago in October, and since then has made a traditional mark in societies working to find a cure for the disease. Many college institutions, including Pace, have joined the Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization and have collaborated to fundraise money to donate to the American Cancer Society.

In the past, Pace’s CAC group held events like “Believe in Beauty” in which they embraced women’s beauty by providing manicures, hair extensions and tie dying in their events. The group found that they needed to relate the events to not only women, but men alike, so they have decided to change the activities this year.

Every Wednesday in October, the organization planned activities for students to participate in. There, students will also be able to make donations to fund the research project to find a cure for breast cancer–they call the series of events “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink.”

On October 5th, the organization held a t-shirt tie-dying event in Wilcox in which they accepted donations but did not require students to pay. They plan to move their activities to Kessel Student Center during common hour to allow more students to participate and be aware of the events.

This upcoming Wednesday, Oct. 12, they plan to hold activities for a small charge to fundraise money. Planned activities include bra-pong and dart popping balloons.

“We also run Relay for Life every year. We have multiple events throughout the year to raise money for the American Cancer Society. That’s where all of our funds go. [We fundraise] for all types [of cancer], but we’re doing breast cancer awareness events this month because it’s breast cancer awareness month,” Junior Ariana Pietaro said.

As a month of awareness, Pace not only holds these kinds of activities but also fundraises through its athletics program. Teams like field hockey, soccer, and football hold games in which they sell Pace Goes Pink t-shirts for five dollars. In these games, fans and visitors are allowed to donate money or purchase a t-shirt–in which the profits go to research to finding a cure for breast cancer.

In these games, athletes also wear pink accessories to support those who are battling with, or who have passed from breast cancer. Football players often wear pink socks, compressions, or gloves. Soccer and field hockey players tend to wear pink ribbons or headbands to support the cause.

Together, the Pace community supports and works with the American Cancer Society to find a cure for the near future to end the fatal disease.