Beck's	Comfort Inn & Suites
Eaton	Eaton third shift
Hampton Inn	New Holland Bank
Pizza Hut	S & S Flooring
Surgar Creek Orthodontics	Timber Creek Village

The days are winding down in the month of October. In an effort to get all the Pink shirt pictures in by the end of the month, today's collection will feature ten local businesses or organizations. Thanks so much to Beck's, Comfort Inn & Suites, Eaton (with a special third shift picture added), The Hampton Inn, New Holland Bank, Pizza Hut, S & S Flooring, Sugar Creek Orthodontics and Timber Creek Village for sharing your pink!

Take a look at the second Eaton picture. The staff at Eaton had special shirts made for their picture, as did many of the local businesses. The back of their shirts say "powered by pink."

That is a good thought, and we would add to it that pink is empowering because it raises awareness for a disease that hits hundreds of thousands of women every year. We hope that showing support for breast cancer warriors through the wearing of the pink does empower them. May it encourage them to fight harder, be more hopeful for their cure. Most of all, may they feel the love and support of hundreds of people right here in their home community.

Photo by Karen Hargis, Roy Logan, Tony Holland, Ginger Musick and Tisha Abner

See:  2019 Paint the Paper Pink - Pink Shirts for Breast Cancer Support - Album

On  Monday evening, October 14th, the Logan County 4-H organizations hosted an international night at the Logan County Extension office in Lincoln. The night included several area 4-H clubs featuring foods and information about one specific country. Each group chose a country and prepared foods that are typically part of the daily menu in that region. The evening included guest speaker and 4-H member Grace Lessen who shared her story about a visit to Costa Rica. Lessen spent time in Costa Rica on a student exchange trip. She learned much about the culture and traditions, as well as the foods of the area.

Left to right are Logan County 4-H Program Coordinator Amy Hyde, Lessen, and University of Illinois Extension Coordinator for Logan, Mason, and Sangamon Counties Carrisa Davis.

Photos by Curtis Fox