PINK BANK IS HERE! Come Out and Support Breast Cancer through the Fourth Annual Paint the Town Pink Week
“Pink Bank, NJ” – April 13, 2010 – (No, Whom You Know is not covering New Jersey now but we are supporting Breast Cancer prevention, detection and treatment!) Riverview Medical Center and Red Bank RiverCenter are proud to bring you a bigger and “pinker” Paint the Town Pink in 2010! Beginning May 1, Red Bank and Monmouth Beach will be transformed into “Pink Bank” and “Pink Beach” for Paint the Town Pink, a week-long community-wide event to raise awareness of the importance of breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
Now in its fourth year, Paint the Town Pink was created with the goal to encourage women aged 40 and older to pledge to have their annual mammogram, as well as raise money to provide mammography to the uninsured and underserved in our community. Through a a variety of special events, support and in-store specials from Red Bank and Monmouth Beach businesses, a “Pink Your House” contest, and invovlement from community groups, this year’s Paint the Town Pink will be “bigger and pinker” than ever before!
The schedule of events includes:
Saturday, May 1: Spring into Pink Bank! A Pink Retail Event
A shopping event in and around Pink Bank with participating Pink Partners (all ages)
Saturday, May 8: The Pink Hat Tea
Salvation Army, Pink Bank, NJ
The event is FREE -registration is required - to register call 1-800-DOCTORS
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Sunday, May 2: Paint Everything Pink – A fully Pink family day for Pink Bank and Pink Beach
7:00am-12:30pm: Regatta on the “Navepink” and Navesink River Rowing Open House
1:00pm-4:00pm: Pink Bank Community Day – Riverview Medical Center Parking Lot (family event)
4:30pm-6:30pm: Paint the Sky Pink, On the Beach, Pink Beach, NJ
4:00pm-6:00pm: Pink trolleys from Pink Bank to Pink beach for Paint the Sky Pink
Tuesday, May 4: A Pink Panel Discussion: A Girl’s Guide to Breast Health in 2010
Cultural Center, Pink Beach, NJ
Wednesday, May 5: Girls Night Out at the Downtown
The Downtown, Pink Bank, NJ (21 and older)
Friday, May 7: Pretty In Pink: A Totally 80’s Dance and Cocktail Party
Oyster Point Hotel, Pink Bank, NJ
To purchase tickets for Girls Night Out at the Downtown or Pretty in Pink, please contact Alice Quinn at 732-751-5109 or aquinn@meridianhealth.com. Visa, Mastercard and American Express accepted. For additional information on any of these events please visit www.paintthetownpink.com or call Tom Paolella at 732-530-2282.
About Riverview Medical Center
Riverview Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health Family, is a not-for-profit community hospital located in Red Bank, New Jersey, providing health care programs and services in all major medical disciplines, including maternity; oncology; orthopedics and rehabilitation; general, neuro, thoracic and vascular surgery; cardiology; renal dialysis; diabetes management; and emergency and critical care services. Riverview’s Booker Cancer Center is an affiliate of the renowned Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, and Riverview is home to the only fully accredited acute comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation center in Monmouth County. In addition, its Women Center and Childbirth Center specialize in the full spectrum of needs for the body, mind and spirit. For more information about Riverview Medical Center and Meridian Health, please call 1-800-DOCTORS or visit www.RiverviewMedicalCenter.com .