Think Pink Day Balloon Release by Students at NRUMP

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, but this year at North Raleigh United Methodist Preschool, "THINK PINK DAY" was celebrated for the first time. Stephanie Beguelin, a dedicated parent and volunteer at the school had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the staff, children and parents decided to express their support by declaring a "THINK PINK DAY." The daylong celebration would include special art projects, breast cancer screening information for parents, a pink parade and a pink balloon release. For more info and our blog entry, check out www.1in9.com.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• breast cancer
• breast cancer parade
• NRUMP breast cancer parade
• breast cancer balloon release
• think pink day
• breast cancer screening

[pigsonthewinguk]

Balloon releases are harmful to the environment, to wildlife and to domestic animals, as I outline in an article, "A salutary lesson in the perils of inflation" which you can find by Googling for "birdguides balloon release".

Perhaps the organisers were told that the balloons are biodegradable - but, as my article shows, even biodegradable balloons can last - and do harm - for a year or more.