Pink Fire Trucks Raises Awareness for Cancer
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MARTIN, Tenn. – It is not every day that you see almost an entire city dressed in pink. But that was the case, Monday, in Martin. Even the men were wearing pink, especially the city’s firefighters. The reason – to welcome the “Pink Heals Tour” to Weakley County. The caravan of pink fire trucks rolled into Martin early in the afternoon with a lot of fanfare. It was not just the trunks that were pink, so are the fire suits worn by those on board the engines. Though pink in traditionally associated with breast cancer, the nationwide “Pink Heals Tour” supports women’s overall health and those battling all types of illness. It also serves as a call to support local aid efforts. “If you look at how the country’s going, we support specific causes but we don’t necessarily support a person,” said Dave Graybill, founder of the movement and Guardian of the Ribbon. “I want to reemphasize what people mean to us in our daily lives in the community.” He added he believes communities should conduct fundraising efforts for people they know and not corporate charities. “They come in with these pink fire trucks and show support for anybody that has survived this. It’s something we all need to help our neighbors with,” said Greenfield Fire Chief Bob Dudley. Those who came out were invited to sign the pink fire trucks and write messages about how cancer or disease had personally touched them. The pink heals tour started in 2007. To learn more about the tour, visit http://www.pinkfiretrucks.org/.
