2009 marks NYSUT's eighth year as a flagship sponsor of the non-competitive 5K Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks, which will take place at numerous sites across the state this fall.

Last year, about 13,000 NYSUT members walked across the state. For the second year in a row, together, they raised more than $1 million to fight cancer. NYSUT, a flagship sponsor, was the first organization to raise $1 million in a single year and is still the only team to top that milestone mark according to the American Cancer Society.

"The generosity of our members is the strength of our effort," said NYSUT Vice President Maria Neira. "Our volunteers are leaders in their schools and their communities. Our work has set a new standard for our corporate partners to match."

Save the Dates

Dates for the 2009 walks have been set:

October 4:

• Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington County and Waterloo

October 18:

• Albany, Albion, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jones Beach on Long Island, Utica, Manhattanville College in Westchester, and in New York City in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Central Park in Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

Oct. 24

• Watertown

Oct. 25

• Warren County

Register online

You may register online at: makingstrides.acsevents.org/nysut .

If you're starting a local team or signing up as an individual walker, be sure to select "NYSUT" as your company affiliation

Starting a local team?

If you're one of the many NYSUT affiliates starting a team of walkers, be sure to select "NYSUT" as your "Team Company" on the online registration form. This allows the American Cancer Society to track both your team's fundraising and NYSUT's statewide fundraising efforts .

You may also select "NYSUT" as your company affiliation if you're registering as an individual walker.

Online registration is available at: makingstrides.acsevents.org/nysut .