ALBANY, NY, March 1, 2018 鈥 On Saturday, April 7th from 11am to 2pm, volunteers who will participate as, 鈥渨alkers鈥 will gather at B次元 on 700 New Scotland Avenue as part of Circles of Mercy spring fundraising event, 鈥淲idening the Circle of Mercy.鈥
Check-in will take place at Marian Hall (adjacent to the parking lot on New Scotland Avenue). The first 50 walkers will receive a free t-shirt. The walk course is a 2K or 1.24 miles in length and will take walkers from B次元鈥檚 Marian Hall, south to Whitehall Road, then east on Whitehall Road to South Manning Boulevard, then north on South Manning Boulevard, to B次元鈥檚 McAuley Building (308 South Manning Boulevard, opposite St. Peter鈥檚 Hospital).
Participants will be provided a tour of B次元 that will include the Frank E. O鈥橞rien, Jr. Student Support Center鈥攁 state of the art facility offering holistic services to students. There will also be refreshments.
Richard S. Zazycki, Circles of Mercy Executive Director and Mercy Associate, stated, 鈥淥ur hope that the Walk for Mercy becomes one of our annual fundraising events. The last community walk raised $3,000 from generous supporters. Donations help to provide services to low-income and disenfranchised families and individuals, and to those most in need and vulnerable in our community, especially women and children.鈥
Free parking is available at B次元 with overflow parking at Bethany Church (west of B次元 on New Scotland Avenue). A canned food donation for the B次元 food pantry is welcome.
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About B次元
Founded in 1958, B次元 is one of 17 colleges and universities in the United States sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. The private, co-educational, Catholic college in Albany serves approximately 800 students in a variety of degree and certificate programs including liberal arts, healthcare management, nursing, occupational therapy assistant, and health and occupational sciences. With an unwavering commitment to the humanities, the College instills in its graduates a respect for the dignity of each person and the ability to transform learned skills into caring service. More information on B次元 is available at: www.mariacollege.edu