Evening of Pink A Success......Again
By 250 News
Bif Naked (Beth Torbert) and event organizer Monica Peacock put their heads together for some final thoughts before Bif took to the stage to addess the crowd.
Prince George, B.C.- Tonight, Prince George turned out for the 6th anual Evening of Pink. The dinner, dance, silent auction, 50-50 draw and raffle event, is a fundraiser to battle breast cancer.
About 500 people turned out for the event, and to hear Bif Naked talk about her personal experience battling breast cancer.
In the crowd, City Councillors, the Mayor, Cabinet Ministers, business owners, Northern Health representatives, but no one was more important than the 44 breast cancer survivors who attended the event.
The theme this year was "To Fly Again." Representative of this theme are the butterfly and ribbon. As Monica puts it:"Once we are challenged with illness, death or injury, whether we are a patient, husband daughter, family member, friend or co-worker, we all have to 'fly again."
The idea for the Evening of Pink came about as the result of loss. The loss of a beautiful young woman to Breast Cancer; Marianna was 34 years of age and left behind a 16 year old daughter. Out of the loss however arose inspiration. Monica Peacock was inspired to do something to help make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Part of the problem, as she saw it, stemmed from a lack of awareness in young people regarding the threat of breast cancer. Monica believed the best way to increase youth awareness was to get them actively involved. Thus, the Evening of Pink came into being.
There are now anywhere from 25 - 30 young men and women involved in the dinner with 2009 marking the five year anniversary. It has become a true community event with all funds raised staying within Prince George.
(at left, Mayor Dan Rogers welcomes everyone to the special evening)
There are three main goals for the dinner:
- Raise youth awareness about breast cancer
- Increase community awareness, get them involved
- Raise funds for equipment purchases at The University Hospital of Northern B.C., Prince George
The evening itself is a night of Celebrations and Memories, sharing laughter,tears, smiles, and hugs.
All funds raised will be used to upgrade the operating rooms at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. to meet the needs required by the new Northern Cancer Care Centre.
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Posted by: supertech on September 18 2010 11:05 PM