Upstate students and employees participated in the March for Babies in October, and raised $7,671 for the March of Dimes.

The CNY Bariatric Surgery Center at Upstate sponsored the second annual Walk From Obesity to raise awareness of the disease of obesity, childhood obesity and morbid obesity. 40 participants raised $2,500.

Upstate health care professionals organize and volunteer at the annual National Cancer Survivors Day event in June.

Upstate employees volunteered at the 12th and final Pat's Pavement Pounder in September, which raised over $13,000 for pediatric cancer care and the new Upstate Cancer Center.

Department representatives and managers attended the Community Giving Campaign Kickoff and training in September. With the help of more than 180 dept reps, Upstate hopes to increase participation to 2,000 and raise $650,000 for our community.

Upstate held its 3rd annual Project Search graduation ceremony in June recognizing nine Syracuse high school students with disabilities who completed a year-long educational/job training program at Upstate.

61 members of Team Upstate enjoyed ideal conditions at the annual Syracuse Corporate Challenge in June. Top runners for Upstate included Kevin Neville, Kristen Stebbins, Michele Scardetta and Jill Weatherly.

Several Upstate staff and family members participated in the annual Juneteenth Festival in June.

More than 2,000 participated in the 15th annual Paige's Butterfly Run in June, and raised over $150,000 for pediatric cancer research and patient care at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.

Upstate employees volunteered at the annual Miracle Ride in May, which raised more than $50,000 to support pediatric services at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital & the new Upstate Cancer Center.