Photos: More than 50 Springfield Police Officers Volunteer at the Rays of Hope Walk & Run

Photos: More than 50 Springfield Police Officers Volunteer at the Rays of Hope Walk & Run

Springfield, Mass. – Dozens of Springfield Police Supervisors and Officers joined in the fight against cancer on Sunday October 19th.

More than 50 Officers and Supervisors volunteered at the 32nd Annual Walk & Run toward the cure of breast cancer. The event kicked off at Temple Beth El on Dickinson Street in Springfield.

Since its inception in 1994, Rays of Hope has been helping individuals in the fight against breast cancer by walking alongside them on their cancer journey. Through the Baystate Health Breast Network, Rays of Hope cares for the whole person from diagnosis and beyond by supporting research at the Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Research, providing funding for state-of-the-art equipment, breast health programs and outreach and education throughout Baystate Health as well as providing grants for complementary therapies and cancer programs to our community partners throughout western Massachusetts.  Rays of Hope has raised more than $17 million to date. All funds raised remain local in western Massachusetts.