SHOVELS READY: Breaking ground on the Upstate Cancer Center at Verona are Upstate officials, Oneida Nation representatives and area elected officials during ceremony Oct. 20 in Verona. The ceremony marks the beginning of construction on a 30,000 square foot facility that will bring comprehensive cancer care closer to home for residents of Madison and Oneida counties.
STEPPING OFF: Upstate employees step off for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Downtown Syracuse Oct. 17. The annual walk to raise funds for breast cancer research and services was presented this year by the Upstate Cancer Center.
PAINTING PUMPKINS: Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Syracuse University assisted Upstate’s She Matters program in decorating pumpkins for Making Strides of Syracuse Oct. 17, presented by the Upstate Cancer Center.
Members of Emerging Leaders United, Upstate Chapter, volunteer at the Samaritan Center in Syracuse handing out breakfast Oct. 13.
CANINE COMPANION: Brody, a Golden Retriever therapy dog, receives a warm welcome after returning to the Upstate Cancer Center after an 18-month absence due to the pandemic.