Paint Hamden Pink's Breast Cancer Awareness Kickoff: Here’s What To Know

From Town of Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — The Paint Hamden Pink Committee will host the annual kickoff event at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in recognition of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The event will take place at the Garden of Hope and Reflection at Hamden Town Center Park (near the red barn). Parking is available in the Miller Cultural Complex, located at 2901 Dixwell Avenue. In the event of inclement weather, rain dates are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24.

Beginning at 4:30 p.m., activities will include a tour of the mobile mammogram van, a raffle for a pink ribbon painted on your street, a line dancing demonstration, community information tables, and an opportunity to honor loved ones. T-shirts will also be available for purchase.

The program will begin at 5 p.m., emceed by Laura Hutchinson of WTNH News 8. This year’s program will include a special tribute in memory of Liz McNicholl, a beloved Hamden resident, longstanding Paint Hamden Pink committee member, musician, and educator. The public is encouraged to attend and wear pink.

Hamden’s Garden of Hope and Reflection is a special place for those in need of peace – a place to remember those who have passed due to breast cancer, to honor those who have survived breast cancer and to recognize the importance of supportive caregivers. A granite bench and signage on a piece of Stony Creek granite with a bronze plaque have been donated and added to the Garden of Hope and Reflection.

Paint Hamden Pink began nine years ago and is made up of volunteers who came together to provide hope, awareness and information to those in the Hamden community whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. The mission of the Paint Hamden Pink Committee is to educate the community and spread the word that early detection of breast cancer is the key to saving lives.

Due to the past support of more than 140 Hamden businesses, places of worship, schools, the Hamden Mayor’s Office, the Hamden Fire and Police Departments, Department of Public Works, and the Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce, Paint Hamden Pink has raised over $40,000 for Making Strides against Breast Cancer.

The committee encourages anyone interested in making a contribution to donate to a breast cancer group of your choice.

For more information, contact the Mayor’s Office at (203) 287-7100 or by email at mayor@hamden.com, or visit the Paint Hamden Pink Committee on Facebook.