“When it gets personal, you take action,” said Sonia Hamm at the 38th annual Phi Beta Lambda Walk to Cure.

Participants, sponsored with donations, assembled in front of the Farrison-Newton Building Jan. 25.

The Iota Tau Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda raised $8,000 with the event.

Proceeds go to organizations including the Alzheimer Association, the UNC Linberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and People Caring for People with HIV & Aids.

The Biomedical Bio-technical Research Institute at N.C. Central Univrsity has been utililized to do research on all of these diseases. Dean of the School of Business, James Williams kicked off the event and brought greetings on behalf of the Chancellor.

He described the walk as “not for the faint of heart,” and thanked the Betas for their “energy exerted.”

City Councilman, Howard Clement III, brought greetings on behalf of the Durham Community.

Clement, 70, said he was proud to say that he walked four miles every day and was ready to get started.