In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month both Riehle Plaza, the pedestrian bridge, and the courthouse in downtown Lafayette are light up in Pink.
The annual event helps raise awareness about breast cancer and encourages women to get their yearly mammograms.
And the pedestrian bridge are light up in pink.
The annual event helps raise awareness about breast cancer and encourages women to get their yearly mammogram.
According to the world health organization breast cancer affects 2 point 1 million women every year.
It also causes the greatest number of deaths amoung women.
Allison beggs the ceo of the greater lafayette ywca says that's why their women's cancer program is so important which has taken a hit due to covid-19.
Not only were events canceled but major funding was also d away from the program.
Another devastating blow came when susan g.
Women of central indiana because of their lost fundraiser de funded all cancer program in the state of indiana.
Biggs says that funding was worth about 100-thousand dollars.
That money is used to help the clients who are part of the program.
Survivors of breast cancer like rhonda jones say events like this are important because reminding a woman to get a mammogram can save her life.
Especially as parents we take care of ourselves last and make sure everyone else is taken care of before us.
We've got to take care of ourselves to be able to take care of everybody else.
Rohnda shared her breast cancer survival story at tonights event.
She hopes it inspires people currently going through treatment.
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