Heroes Take Over Lock 3 For Rape Crisis Center’s Annual Fundraiser

More than 500 people traded in their heels to be heroes at the Rape Crisis Center of Summit & Medina Counties’ 12th annual fundraiser called the Walk of Heroes at Lock 3 Friday night.The Walk of Heroes was formerly known as Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, which featured hundreds of people — both men and women — walking through downtown in high heels each April as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.This year, though, the Rape Crisis Center shifted its focus from heels to capes after receiving criticism for focusing on female sexual assault victims while leaving men and transgender victims in the background.“My thought was, it’s hard enough to call the Rape Crisis Center,” said Cindy Bloom, the director of the Rape Crisis Center of Summit & Medina Counties.