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Orlando was pink
Views: 1,078Added: Fri. Oct 16, 2009 10:38pm
Posted in: Cancer
If you went anywhere today, the response to one radio station in Orlando, was awash in in pink. Every year during breast cancer awareness month the city is encouraged to wear pink and think pink.
Today you could see creative t-shirts, pink bagels and every pink scrub top every designed. All of this encourages those who have been effected by cancer to support reasearch.. It also reminds women that every year they need to have their doctor check for cancer. It also reminds women that they need to check themselves every month.
There are some amazing groups around Orlando sponsoring events. Women Playing for Time has done an amazing job of spreading the word and raising money in a very unique way. They have the community getting out and participating sports and social event. This weekend they will be taking part in the Dragon Boat Races at Walt Disney World.
If walking is a better option then there is the Breast Cancer Walk at Lake Eola on October 31 sponsored by the Breast Cancer Society. This is a non competitive walk that raises money to increase reasearch and helps women who have experienced and survived breast cancer.
Orlando is thought of as a tourist town, but if you took the time to look around today at the amount of pink worn today, it is evident that Orlando supports its community and the women and families who are surviving.
Amy Korn-Reavis, BA, RRT, RPSGT manages an accredited sleep lab in Apopka, Florida. She also runs A.W.A.K.E. Orlando a support group for people with sleep disorders, their family members and people who want to learn more about how to get a good night sleep. Her goal is to help everyone get a good night sleep. If you have any questions you would like answered you can write her at amy8028472@yahoo.com
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Posted 5:29pm October 20th, 2009I had walked with others for many years, at first with my company, later with my own group and then with friends; I collected monies as well during the Breast Cancer Society fund-raising. For some reason I had not noticed all of the pink shirts and ribbons that surrounded me, (duh??) then one year I did notice because my new good friend was wearing a pink shirt and a pink ribbon. I asked her about her pink shirt, etc. and found that she was a breast and lung cancer survivor. She explained the significance of pink ribbon. She has since died, but every year that 'pink-awareness' moment replays in my head.
that girl is funny
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Posted 10:16am October 18th, 2009Something in your post made me think of a complaint a radio station here in Boston talked about on their show. Apparently, some companies are using the pink ribbon supposedly "without making any donation / contribution to breast cancer research".
After reading your comments, I'm inspired to consider that they are contributing by expanding the conversation and awareness whether they give actual $$ or not. What if their particular ad sparks someone to pick up the phone and schedule their annual mammogram?
More power to everyone - no matter how they contribute - who are we to judge? Give the best that you can. Money counts. Publicity counts. Keeping the conversation alive counts.