Penn State York surpasses goal for Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event

York Walk A Mile 2019

The Nittany Lion paused for a moment with participants in the Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event in York, Pennsylvania, which benefits the YWCA of York and its work to raise awareness and help survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking. Michelle Xu, Kelsey Haines and Nick Nolte, left to right, were a part of the 34-member Penn State York Team that raised more than $3,800.

Credit: Barbara Dennis

YORK, Pa. — Penn State York surpassed its goal of raising $2,000 and having 34 walkers participate in the 2019 Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event sponsored by the YWCA of York. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and funds to support the YWCA of York’s work to help survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking. The campus has gathered a team of walkers, and helped sponsor the event for a number of years.

Check out photos from the walk.

“I am extremely proud of our campus community for its commitment and support of such an important cause,” said Robert Lehman, lieutenant, University Police and Public Safety, as well as an organizer of the Penn State York Team. “Team Penn State York crushed its initial goals of 30 walkers and $2,000. I have no doubt that we can do even better next year!”

Walk A Mile 2019 Team

The Penn State York Walk A Mile in Her Shoes Team helped raise money for the York YWCA and the services it provides for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking.

Credit: Barbara Dennis

The 2019 Penn State York Team had 34 members and raised more than $3,800 as compared to last year when the team raised $1,730 and had 26 walkers. The overall event raised more than $86,000 for the YWCA.

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