Participants of all ages walk past St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church on Central Ave. during the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the Armenian Consulate offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Caroline Kaloostian, M.D., 30, waves small flags as she reaches the midway point of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 at the Armenian Consulate in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the consular offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Walkers enjoyed a cool overcast morning walking north on Central Ave. during the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the consular offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer))
Carrera Shirvanian, 8, left, walks north on Central Ave. alongside Christine Shirvanian, 23, with Hayden Shirvanian, 4, on the stroller, during the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the consular offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Ararat Group of walkers participated in the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the Armenian Consulate offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Walkers warmed up at Glendale Memorial Hospital for the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at Glendale Memorial Hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the Armenian Consulate offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
About 300 walkers prepared to head out for the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s 7th annual Walk of Life 2012 at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The walk began at the hospital, headed north of Central Ave. to the Armenian Consulate offices and then back south on Brand Blvd. back to the hospital. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)