{"id":73,"date":"2017-10-11T23:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T23:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2017\/10\/11\/2017109breast-cancer-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:53:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:53:38","slug":"2017109breast-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2017\/10\/11\/2017109breast-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What we are watching this week &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Camila Costa<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-align-center\">BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and people from the Quinnipiac community, Hamden and the greater New Haven area are all doing something to help survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breast Cancer Awareness Month- 2 Hamden police cruisers will be displayed in pink patrolling the streets for the month of October. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bcam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bcam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuDnuGRXtM\">pic.twitter.com\/JuDnuGRXtM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HAMDEN POLICE &#8211; CT (@HAMDENPOLICECT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HAMDENPOLICECT\/status\/915576693053681671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">In addition to the Hamden police department changing the colors of two patrol cars to pink, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/main.acsevents.org\/site\/TR\/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer\/MSABCCY17NE?pg=entry&amp;fr_id=84787\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> is hosting a walk on Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Registration for the event starts at 9 a.m. and there will be an opening ceremony at noon, an hour before the walk starts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">So far, Strides has raised $50,976, with six days left to achieve their goal of $101,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Earlier in the semester, Quinnipiac hosted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hqpress.org\/blog\/2017\/9\/11\/relay-for-life?rq=relay\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Relay For Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> and raised more than $33,000 to fight cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Lynn Aureli, a Quinnipiac student and cancer survivor, participated in this year&#8217;s Relay For Life. She has also been a part of other events, including <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Light the Night Walks for the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society.<\/span><\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:200.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:134.0%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Photo_of_Pink_ribbon.jpg\" alt=\"Photo_of_Pink_ribbon.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Photo_of_Pink_ribbon.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Photo_of_Pink_ribbon.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"200x300\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Photo_of_Pink_ribbon.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"59db9d9fbe42d628907baae5\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u201cI think Quinnipiac does do a good job helping the fight against cancer. &nbsp;We have Relay for Life, Saint Baldrick&#8217;s, and Bobcats Against Cancer. &nbsp;I also know there is a fraternity whose philanthropy is the American Cancer Society and the new sorority, Tri Delta&#8217;s philanthropy is Saint Judes,\u201d said Aureli. \u201cI think it would be a good idea for all of these organizations to come together for one big event to help the fight against cancer.\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">One of Quinnipiac&#8217;s own Chartwells workers, Leyenda DaSilva, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and after being cancer free for two years, the disease returned and spread to her lymph nodes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Quinnipiac junior, Becca Denning, created a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/6d7bwc\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">GoFundMe page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> to help raise money for DaSilva, and successfully<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> raised $2,062 in two months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">To help causes like DaSilva\u2019s, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.acsevents.org\/site\/SPageServer\/?pagename=strides_donate_now\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> and donate to Strides to make a difference in the battle to fight cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-align-center\">PARENTS WEEKEND<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">One of Quinnipiac\u2019s most active weekends, Parents and Family Weekend, is being held on Oct. 13 to 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn. will be hosting an exclusive concert for Quinnipiac students and their families on Friday at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The performance will be \u201ccelebrating <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">the fusion of classical music with classic rock features the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, five world-class vocalists and five top rock musicians,\u201d according to an announement on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/myq.quinnipiac.edu\/Lists\/DatatelPortalAnnouncements\/DispForm_annoucements.aspx?List=0a8ec103-1f78-4ed9-a2df-f54a25367828&amp;ID=11186&amp;RootFolder=%2FLists%2FDatatelPortalAnnouncements&amp;Source=http%3A%2F%2Fmyq%2Equinnipiac%2Eedu%2FPages%2FQUAnnouncements%2Easpx&amp;Web=29725844-67d7-491e-bcdd-61d713146595\">MyQ<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> Tickets are going for $25 to $100 and you can purchase them <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qu.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=1330&amp;cid=163&amp;r=67b225146dfa4dd3abd82e4acfd164e5\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              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alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-10-09 at 11.58.21 AM.png\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"59dc034d32601e9d1488fd16\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">If you are looking for other activities<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/50-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-Connecticut-165057.php\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">New Haven Register<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"> has put out a list of 50 things to do in Connecticut this upcoming weekend, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The Greater New Haven Columbus Day Parade<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The 31st annual Washington Antiques &amp; Design Show<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Florence Griswold Museum\u2019s annual Wee Faerie Villages and Faerieville USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Pumpkins on the Pier in Milford<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The Portland Agricultural Fair<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The Quantico Marine Corps Band concerts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">\u201cPeppa Pig\u2019s Surprise\u201d performance at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Lyman Orchards&#8217; corn maze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">Artspace\u2019s City-Wide Open Studios<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\">The Hops Company in Derby celebration of Oktoberfest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Camila Costa BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and people from the Quinnipiac community, Hamden and the greater New Haven area are all doing something to help survivors. 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