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Hydrant Painted Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Members of the Reidsville Fire Department painted a downtown fire hydrant “pink” Tuesday in honor of October being “Breast Cancer Awareness” Month.

 

The fire hydrant is located in front of the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce at the intersection of Scales and Gilmer Streets.

 

At the suggestion of City Manager Summer Moore, whose mother passed away from breast cancer, members of Team Reidsville first painted two hydrants on Main Street pink in 2021. This year the City Manager asked Reidsville Fire Department personnel to paint the Scales Street hydrant. Citizens are encouraged to bring a Sharpie and write “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” the names of family members, friends and other loved ones who have been touched by breast cancer as well as other cancers.

 

Those who participate and put their pictures on Facebook are asked to tag “#teamreidsville” so it will connect to the City’s Team Reidsville Facebook page to promote breast cancer awareness.

 

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, accounting for about 30% of all new cancer cancers for women here in the U.S. However, the disease can affect both women and men. In 2024, an estimated 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women and 2,790 in men in the United States. There are currently more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S., according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., but this year, it is estimated 42,250 US women will die from the disease.  However, since 1989, breast cancer deaths have slowly decreased due in part to better screening and early detection as well as increased awareness and improving treatment options.



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