GM FYI Blog

By Jayne Harris
GMS Implementation Advisor, Product Engineering

Belle Isle, near downtown Detroit, was the location of this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Oct. 14. But the real scene-stealers were the 8,500 walkers who participated in the walk, raising more than $725,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Many of those who turned out were GM employees. Not only was GM a flagship sponsor, but we had nine teams of employees participate. Together, we raised an impressive $33,248.70, which will go to help fund research, education, advocacy and patient services supported by the ACS.

I’m proud to recognize two of the GM teams, made up of GMS/Industrial Engineering employees, who were among the overall top fund-raisers of the walk.

“Walking Force,” (the team led by Holly Griffin, Global Documentation & Calibration, and Dianne Mercier, Staff Operations), raised $6,252, making them the second-highest earning team in the walk. And “GM in Motion,” (led by Amanda Kenner, Future Programs), was the fourth-highest earning team in the walk.

Our achievements didn’t stop there. Linda Trumm, GMS Implementation, was the third-highest fund-raiser of the entire walk, raising $2,695. Co-worker Ed Lindsey, also with GMS Implementation, made his own strides by creating a new initiative: Men Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, intended to engage men in the fight against breast cancer.