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CALDWELLATHLETICS<br />
CALDWELL ATHLETICS RAISES FUNDS, AWARENESS AT<br />
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event<br />
Nearly 100 male Caldwell University<br />
student-athletes and staff members donned<br />
women’s high-heeled shoes on Oct. 15 and<br />
walked around campus as a part of Walk<br />
a Mile in Her Shoes, a national event that<br />
raises awareness to prevent violence against<br />
women. The event raised over $1,400,<br />
which was donated to the New Jersey<br />
Battered Women’s Shelter.<br />
Accompanied by grinning and giggling<br />
female student-athletes and other students,<br />
the men hobbled their way along campus<br />
roads and through the Student Center and<br />
cafeteria, collecting donations from curious<br />
yet supportive onlookers. The spectacle<br />
attracted media attention, as cameras from<br />
local and regional news stations were on<br />
hand to capture the event on film.<br />
“My feet were killing me the whole way.<br />
I definitely gained a lot of respect for my<br />
mom and sister and all women who wear<br />
high heels,” senior men’s soccer player<br />
Steve Petrosino (Toms River, New Jersey/<br />
Toms River South) said. “But it was worth<br />
it to be uncomfortable for a while to bring<br />
awareness to a difficult and important<br />
topic.”<br />
Each year more and more men and women<br />
are joining the award-winning Walk a Mile<br />
in Her Shoes: The International Men’s<br />
March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and<br />
Gender Violence. The event is a playful<br />
opportunity for men to raise awareness in<br />
their community about the serious causes,<br />
effects and potential response to men’s<br />
sexualized violence against women.<br />
Sister Deborah Lynch from Caldwell<br />
University’s Counseling Center came up<br />
with the idea of bringing the event to<br />
campus and worked with the studentathlete<br />
mentors and their coordinator Amy<br />
Rizzo to organize and promote the event.<br />
“I was thrilled to see the turnout and the<br />
amount of money that was collected for<br />
the New Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter,”<br />
Rizzo said. “We are glad that all the<br />
athletes were supportive and enthusiastic<br />
about such a great event and cause.”<br />
To view photos from the Walk a<br />
Mile in Her Shoes event, go to<br />
www.CaldwellAthletics.com/galleries. n<br />
— Matt McLagan<br />
26 CALDWELLMAGAZINE
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