Paint the Town Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Eastern North Carolina Now

For Immediate Release:

Paint the Town Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Day

    (Washington, NC) - It's time once again to get pumped for those pink t-shirts that stole our hearts in 2009! The 3rd annual Paint the Town Pink Day will be held Friday, October 14th. Eastern Radiologists heads up this project, and this year it has expanded from Washington to include other communities in Beaufort County. Last year, these powerful pink shirts helped raise over $12,000 to benefit the Shepard Cancer Foundation. They can be purchased at Eastern Radiologists, OB/GYN of Washington, Beaufort Hospital gift shop, Lifestyles Medical Fitness Center and Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center and once again the proceeds benefit the Shepard Cancer Foundation. Hurry, there are selling fast!

    Area businesses will be involved with a 'Dress Down' Friday event by allowing their employees to wear jeans to work on Friday October 14th if they buy a Paint The Town Pink T-shirt for $12.00 or a pink breast cancer ribbon pin for $5.00. A number of local businesses are offering discounts to patrons who wear pink into their place of businesses.

    The following businesses are offering discounts: Amy's Hallmark , Historic Bath Site Gift Shop, Baker Building Supply, Inc., Uniforms PRN, Russell's Mens Shop, Down on Mainstreet, Tractor Supply, Boss Hogs, Plantation House Cafe and Catering, Ship on Site, TriCounty Telecom, Frank's Pizza, Washington Jewelers, Georgie's Sports and Oyster Bar, Sheer Elegance, Andy's of Washington, and Marabella's.

    October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month - the month dedicated to educating women about breast cancer by stressing the importance of early detection through regular self-breast exams and mammography. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.

    For more information call Tanya Dixon at Eastern Radiologists at (252) 946-2137.


    For more information please contact:

Pam Shadle, Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Development
    Phone: (252) 975-4134
    Cell: (252) 945-3806
     pshadle@brhealthsystem.org