Canton, NY – SUNY Canton is one of just 26 SUNY campuses who will partner with One Love Foundation to support "Yards for Yeardley" during the month of April. The events are designed to raise awareness and provide education to end relationship abuse.
 
SUNY Canton's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is spearheading the event which will take place on Thursday, April 12th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on SUNY Canton's campus.
 
According to the One Love Foundation, one in three women and one in four men experience a violent relationship in their lifetime. Yards for Yeardley's mission is to raise community awareness and activism surrounding relationship abuse through education and fostering dialogue between young people and their peers about warning signs of unhealthy relationships.
 
Every 880 yards (0.5 mile) you walk/run enters you for a chance to win a pair of New York Jets tickets in the 2018-19 season. The event will take place in the Roos House Fieldhouse between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday. Those wishing to take part in the event can check in at a table near the entrance to the gym near Joeys.
 
There will also be a group photo of those walking/running at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
   
Created by three women on the Boston College and University of Virginia lacrosse teams in 2014, 'Yards for Yeardley' honors Yeardley Love who was abused and killed by her former romantic partner just weeks before her graduation. The initiative is run by the organization One Love, which was founded in 2010 to honor Yeardley and ensure everyone understands the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship.
 
SUNY campuses participating this year include: Alfred State College, Binghamton University, College at Brockport, Buffalo State, SUNY Canton, Corning Community College, SUNY Cortland, Empire State College, Erie Community College, Farmingdale State College, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo, Herkimer Community College, Maritime College, Monroe Community College, SUNY New Paltz, North Country Community College, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Polytechnic Institute (Utica), SUNY Potsdam, Purchase College, Stony Brook University, and Tompkins Cortland Community College. Visit campus websites to learn more about specific activities taking place.
 
 
"SUNY "Yards for Yeardley" campus events are driven by our students, which is a testament to their commitment to end relationship abuse and protect their fellow students and people in their local communities," said SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. "On behalf of the SUNY family, I am pleased to support this program, which is by far the largest of its kind in the nation, to help incite lasting change."
 
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are joining the North Atlantic Conference beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.