38,000 raise $3.3m to trample cancer
A crowd of 38,000 turned out yesterday on Boston’s Esplanade and raised $3.3 million in the 16th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, organizers from the American Cancer Society said.
The 5-mile walk is the nation’s oldest and largest one-day walk against the disease, officials said. Boston was the first city to host the walk, which has spread to more than 130 communities nationwide, including about 20 New England cities and towns. Boston’s walk has raised more than $39 million for research, education, and patient advocacy and support in the last 16 years.