Evening in Pink Set for 5th Edition

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 03:45 AM

Prince George, B.C. – The clock is ticking towards the 5^th Annual Evening in Pink.

The annual event is aimed at raising funds for equipment that can be used for , or by, cancer patients at Prince George Regional Hospital.

“The first year we put most of the money to research and some to buy a computer for the renal unit” says event organizer Monica Peacock.

The second year saw the funds go towards the purchase of a sentinel nerve probe, while years 3 and four helped buy a flex-i-tron specimen unit “It can be used in the O.R. to examine tissue on the spot rather than have to send it off to a lab” says Peacock.

Peacok says this event doesn’t deal with just breast cancer, ”We want to raise funds that will upgrade the O.R.s so they will be totally effective with the new Cancer Clinic and be of the best benefit to all cancer patients.”.

Evening In Pink always features a guest speaker, a fine dinner and a silent auction. This year, the guest speaker is broadcaster Pamela Martin.

Monica says there is no set dollar goal for this year’s event “While I would always like to raise between $30 and $50 thousand dollars, I know things are tough in today’s economy so to me, every dollar raised is significant.”

The semi-formal event is set for September 19^th at the Civic Centre. While tickets are still available, they are going fast. Anyone wishing to attend can purchase tickets by calling Monica at 250-552-4114.

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Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 03:45 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: metalman on September 8 2009 9:09 AM

I wonder how much they have to pay Pamela Martin to show up and say a few words. Hopefully nothing more than travel costs, as this is a cause that has the potential to benefit a lot of people.
metalman.

Posted by: Bert on September 8 2009 12:46 PM

AWESOME !!!! Event, excellent Dinner, Dance & Auction. I went last year and had a good time. We will go again. I support this event because all the profit stays in
Prince George. It is for a good cause.
SUPPORT~SUPPORT~SUPPORT. THERE ARE GREAT PRIZES AND YOU GET TO DRESS UP!!!!

Posted by: supertech on September 8 2009 10:58 PM

BUT - - just like the pentagon has no intention of stopping all wars, doctors have no intention of curing all cancers. A cancer cure would put millions of people on the unemployment list - correct??