Rowing | 11/16/2018 2:06:00 PM

MIAMI, Fla. -- Last Saturday saw the Buccaneer rowing team, along with other Barry students and faculty volunteer at the K-Faith & Tenaciously Pink's Cure Cancer Walk at Rolling Oaks Park in Miami Gardens, Fla. The event was hosted by Barry's chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, whose president happens to be one of the Buccaneer rowers, Orianna Camargo. 

Last week's walk was a branch of the Relay for Life organization. Relays for Life are held in thousands of communities around the world, spanning 27 countries. The organization consists of over 3.5 million survivors, advocates, patients, volunteers, caregivers, and researchers. Barry's rowing team has consistently given their time every year volunteering for a variety of different causes.

"I am so happy that we had to opportunity to help out with this event," BarryU coxswain Madison Monett said. "We were able to hear some amazing stories about the battles that so many people had to endure. This made being able to walk and represent them and the Barry community feel great. We hope that, for next year, we will be able to bring out even more Barry students so that they will be able to experience the same emotions."

"The Cure Cancer Walk was an inspiring experience, especially because we attended and experienced the walk as a team," BarryU rowing captain Alexandra Kalinowski said. "It's great to see the team come together to motivate and encourage others. We all have the ability to make a difference and that's what we strive to do when we volunteer."

The Buccaneers will look to keep training and growing their team chemistry before the spring season starts off in February.