When Local Football Players Touchdown on What's Right with America

Lately, football in the high schools and professional field has become so controversial. And we know everyone has varying opinions but I think we can all agree that these high school footballers are THE BEST!!

Members of Henry County's Union Grove High School football team paid tribute to the brace women at their school who have fought or are currently fighting breast cancer. According to FOX5DC, the Union Grove Wolverines in Georgia surprised teachers and staff members with pink roses.

See the emotional video here and hurrah to these honorable men!

Spread the Word on Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It's been a while since we checked in with our fantastic community. Rest assured, we are already hard at work on The Pink Event 2017.  But this quick post isn't about that. 

It's about ladies like Laura Snyder, who are excited to be alive another year after the harrowing experience of dealing with breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time when women need to take stock of their physical health (by doing self breast exams and getting mammograms). We also need to celebrate our survivors and those going through this disease.

Our efforts aren't in vain. And we, as an awesome community, can help make a difference. 

See What This NFL Player Did to Combat Breast Cancer

If you watch NFL football, you'll notice the League goes to great lengths to support October as Breast Cancer Awareness month.

But one player with the Pittsburgh Steelers took it a step further. According to The Root, DeAngelo Williams recently lost his mother to breast cancer. To honor his mother, Williams is paying for 53 mammograms through his charity, the DeAngelo Williams Foundation. 

Here at The Pink Event, we love spotlighting these incredible acts of charities because we care about women's issues. In fact, breast cancer has been a signature issue The Pink Event has highlighted since our first women-focused expo. 
Next year for for The Pink Event^® 2016, we will team up with breast cancer charity For 3 Sisters, Inc., and domestic violence organization House of Ruth Maryland, Inc., as our event's official charity partners. Learn more about that here. 

Did You See What Joan Lunden Just Did?!

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We're a few days from the start of October and  National Breast Cancer Awareness month and already former "Good Morning America" anchor Joan Lunden has already increased awareness, according to NBC Washington.

Lunden, who was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer in June, removed her wig to spotlight a beautifully bald head on the cover of People's Oct. 6 issue. She decided to do the photo shoot and cover to give other breast cancer survivors inspiration. Check out the Today Show video above to get the full scoop. 

Keep Pink Awareness Going After Tomorrow!

Tomorrow marks Halloween and the end of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There have been some interesting efforts to educate women about breast cancer and prevention methods, from a Tweeting bra to the "Pink Out" of The White House. 
Ultimately, a successful awareness month keeps women alert and engaged all year long. Women who conduct monthly breast exams, limit alcohol consumption, up their fruits and veggie intake, exercise regularly and keep their weight within "normal" limits are on a good path.

Early Bird Tickets Available for the Awesome ChariTea & Afternoon Trunk Show!

Are you hankering for a spot of tea, shopping and supporting a worthy cause? Look no further than our upcoming Afternoon ChariTEA and Trunk Show on October 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Columbia, Md. 

Bonus: You can enjoy this afternoon of delectable bites, tea, and shopping on the cheap by buying your tickets now (starting Aug. 31st at midnight) for only $20. But you have to act fast and order your tickets before September 15. Once the early-bird special ends, prices go up to $27 (which is still a bargain for afternoon tea in the Washington-Baltimore region). 

Now I Spy...Something Purple!

Sometimes it is overlooked, but October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month (signified by purple ribbons). This is an issue that unfortunately affects far too many women, children and families in the United States. But more awareness and information is having an impact and we love that more people are going Pink and Purple this month. So let's spy something purple!

Don’t Forget About Women’s Issues after October

Saturday starts two important awareness months: domestic violence and breast cancer. We need to pay special attention to these issues because they impact far too many women (and men) we know and love.

 

 

While researchers have made great strides in providing cutting-edge treatments, the overall number of breast cancer diagnoses in the past 30 years has more than doubled from 641,000 to 1.64 million annually, according to a new global study.

Meanwhile, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.   These numbers aren’t going to go away anytime soon without communities (and women) coming together to highlight the problems and solutions.