NYSUT members walked with their brothers and sisters from their families, schools, communities and other unions from Sept. 30 to Oct. 28, adding another color to fall foliage as pink stretched eastward from Jamestown to Jones Beach.

The dozens of walks were organized by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. NYSUT, a statewide flagship sponsor, pledged to raise $1 million to fight the disease. Watch New York Teacher for more information on efforts to fund research and life-saving mammograms and to increase awareness of efforts to fight the disease.

Members of the Washington Academy SRP local, led by Brenda Levey, and the Washington Academy TA, led by Mary Kruchinski, at the Washington County walk on Oct. 14.

Danielle Terravecchia and Charlene Quinn of Half Hollow Hills at Jones Beach.

UFT members at Central Park in Manhattan, one of five New York City sites, on Oct. 21.

Terry Martin of the Queensbury Faculty Association leads the Oct. 28 North Country walk wearing a poncho she made as a fundraiser four years ago and has worn to every Strides walk since. Earlier this year, Martin received the St. George award, the American Cancer Society's highest volunteer award.

Pat Puleo, president of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers, promotes free mammograms for uninsured women, especially students' mothers, during an October news conference with the Yonkers district and the American Cancer Society. From left are Sheila Mueller, a cancer survivor and a Yonkers secretary; Georgia Asciutto, a survivor and executive director of the Big Five school districts conference; Sarah Hess, the American Cancer Society's director of special events; Debbie Collier, who coordinates the YFT's Making Strides efforts; and Puleo.

Photos by Maria R. Bastone, Fran Miller, Andrew Watson and Miller Photography.