Through my work at a local health system, I have been highly involved with trying to address the hard-hitting issue of sexual assault, domestic violence and rape in\u00a0Northeast Ohio<\/b>. My eyes have been opened to the dark, heavy and emotional details that surround the victims of such heinous acts of crime within\u00a0Akron<\/b>, and all over the world. It has been a personal and professional goal to enact change within the community, and it has been at the top of my priority lists when coming in to work each day. Change happened in a big way this past Friday, April 24. The 10th Annual “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes<\/a><\/b>” event took place in downtown Akron to benefit the\u00a0Rape Crisis Center of Medina & Summit Counties<\/a><\/b>. This is an international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence.\u00a0You might remember my prior participation in a similar event in\u00a0Canton<\/b>\u00a0last October<\/a>. This year, I stepped it up a notch and became a Team Captain for a local young professionals group,\u00a0Torchbearers<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n There are aches and blisters that come from shoving our giant hairy feet into skinny stilettos made for our female counterparts. But that is nothing compared to the pain that women experience as victims of rape. It truly is a clever way to put things in to perspective.<\/p>\n
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