The annual Pink Splash for the Cure, an event designed to raise public awareness of breast cancer and raise money for research and treatment, will have a different look this year.
“We can’t have our gathering in Fountain Park (in Franklin) because of the virus,” said Cheryl Carson, chairman of the Pink Splash committee. “But, we’ll still color the fountain on Oct. 6 and have our shirts and other things for sale.”
The observance began in 2007 with the pink dyeing of water in the Egbert Fountain in Franklin. Breast cancer survivors and others joined each year in the color tribute.
The Pink Splash committee is selling a variety of apparel, including T-shirts and sweatshirts, with a flashy 2020 logo on the front and back of each item. The prices range from $12 to $30.
The shirt front shows the Pink Splash logo while the back part notes “Overcome & Thrive & Persevere.”
“We are selling them at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce office on Liberty Street,” said Carson. “And, you can purchase them online at our Pink Splash for the Cure Facebook page. We’ve already sold several that way.”
In addition, the committee has pinwheels and large pink bows for sale. They can be designated as “in loving memory” or “in honor of” a specific person.
There will also be an auction of gift baskets that will be listed on the organization’s Facebook page. Event organizers are seeking donations for the basket contents.
All proceeds benefit the Franklin-based Kirtland Cancer Foundation. The foundation was founded by the late Dr. Howard Kirtland in 2005 to help families affected by a cancer diagnosis.
The foundation also makes available college scholarships to high school seniors who are cancer patients or cancer survivors or who have an immediate family member with cancer.
Additional information is available at www.kirtlandcancerfoundation.org or at (814) 437-1305.
“All that we raise goes to the foundation for those purposes,” said Kathy Horner, executive director of the Kirtland Cancer Foundation.
