The color pink isn’t listed among the seven “official” colors of a rainbow, but you can bet that it will be well represented in this year’s 5th annual Pink With A Passion cancer walk on Saturday, April 18 at the Warren County Recreational Complex.
This year’s theme for the daylong event is “Many Colors, One Cause,” and organizer Amena Wilson wants participants to come out sporting t-shirts in all colors of the rainbow.
Although its origin is with breast cancer, Wilson said the non-profit organization wants to show support for people, no matter the type of cancer they may be dealing with.
“We all walk together and look like a big, beautiful rainbow,” Wilson said on Monday’s TownTalk.
Last year, more than 400 people came out for the event. Wilson said they need everyone to register for the event, whether they plan to walk or just come out to enjoy the activities.
There’s a link to the registration page at www.pinkwithapassion.org.
On-site registration begins at 9:30 a.m. for those who may not be able to complete the online registration. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. and there are plenty of activities to take part in following the walk, she said.
Walkers will be encouraged by the cheerleaders from Warren County High School and Warren County Middle School, adding another festive touch to the morning’s activities.
A Kid Zone will have a bouncy house, inflatables, face painting and more, and there will be numerous food trucks with everything from Mexican food, burgers and ‘dogs, ice cream and more.
Saxophonist Gregory Amos will provide entertainment as well as offer his testimony about his own breast cancer diagnosis.
The Envision Diagnostics mobile mammogram bus will be onsite this year as well to provide as many as 30 mammograms free of charge. Call 877.318.1349 to schedule an appointment.
It’s a day of hope, healing and unity, Wilson said. It’s a celebration of strength, a tribute to survivors and a powerful reminder that no one fights alone.
Wilson, herself a cancer survivor, said there’s something very powerful about hearing a survivor’s testimony that gives hope and inspiration to those who are undergoing treatment.
“It helps calm their nerves when they talk to someone who has already gone through it,” she said. “It helps calm them to know that they went through what I went through. And they’re ok.”
There will be a special survivors’ tent to honor those who have beaten cancer; a memorial table with candles and a special board to post prayers, names and words of encouragement also will be available to remember those who lost their fight.
The event is free and open to the community to join in to show support for all those along their journey to fight cancer.
Donations can be made via Cash App at PWAP1. The name of the organization’s treasurer, Barbara Baker should appear to confirm that the donation goes straight into the PWAP business account. Checks also are accepted and can be mailed to Pink With A Passion, P.O. Box 315 Warrenton, NC 27589.
The Warren County Recreation Complex is located at 840 US-1/158, Warrenton, NC.
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