'Out of the Darkness' Walk Draws Hundreds, Raises Thousands
Published 10.26.2017
– Photos by Rachel A. Eirmann, student photographer
Solar-powered members of the "Stepping Towards Sunshine" team wear T-shirts symbolizing triumph over despair.
Guston J. Bird (right), who holds two information technology degrees from Penn College, returns to campus as a chaplain with the Pennsylvania National Guard Family Program.
Community Peer Educator Timothy J. Schafer Jr. relates a personal story during a pre-walk gathering.
Walkers travel north from the Field House on the first leg of their quest for hope, help and healing.
Signs along the course remind participants of their importance to the cause.
As nightfall nears, the glow of luminaria lights the way.
A river of Wildcat blue, fueled by goodwill, flows along the campus mall.
Student involvement – represented here by Danielle R. Wesneski (left), a baking and pastry arts major from Williamsport, and Amber L. Way, of Port Matilda, enrolled in pre-nursing – was key to the event's success.