CRESTVIEW — Healthy Woman — a North Okaloosa Medical Center resource — and the Main Street Crestview Association will host an Oct. 2 "Pink Street Party" for breast cancer awareness.
The City Council unanimously approved Healthy Woman organizer Alicia Booker's request for the organizations to decorate Main Street pink after she requested permission to use the city's downtown property for the occasion.
“We would have the Main Street businesses participating in decorating their store fronts in recognition of breast cancer awareness month,” Booker said.
Booker requested permission to put pink ribbons on the Main Street light posts and attach pink lighting to Courthouse Terrace's gazebo. Adding the ribbons, lighting, usage of the public address system and banners comes at no cost to the city, she said.
The event will include a breast cancer survivor march along Main Street, and NOMC specialists will be on hand to educate attendees on breast cancer detection.
In addition to recognizing survivors, Booker hopes the event will draw more attention to downtown Crestview.
“We wanted to change the venue and get more people involved,” Booker said. “We hope it draws more people to (downtown Crestview), so businesses can showcase what they got, while showing recognition and raising awareness at the same time.”
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Pink Street Party
WHEN: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2
WHERE: Main Street, Crestview
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Council OKs downtown breast cancer awareness activities