The Norfolk Police Department is using pink to help raise awareness about breast cancer.
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Mammograms save lives because they are the best way to detect early stage breast cancer. The pink Hyundai “Digging for a Cure” T-shirts sell for $12 each.
The department’s traditional decals are switched with a hot-pink design, complete with pink ribbons in support of those impacted by the disease.
Kang noted that the customers who own and operate Hyundai construction equipment and forklifts tend to be active participants in their local communities, so Hyundai is following suit by supporting It’s the Journey’s flagship event, a 30-mile, two-day walk, originating in Atlanta near Hyundai’s North American headquarters. Alice Quinn, BS, RT, RDMS, RVT, CPBN, Manager, Hunterdon Women’s Imaging Center and Jessica Danik, RN, BSN, Care Coordinator, Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center, will have a short discussion on breast health and then attendees will learn to paint a attractive pink tree scene.
A non-profit organization that offers medical services and supports to breast cancer patients and survivors is appealing to the public for financial support.
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Most recent figures show that in Ireland over 2,800 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 718 women die from breast cancer each year. Pink wrapped bales are now in fields around the country and a percentage of the proceeds has been donated to the Irish Cancer Society.
