2019 Paint the Paper Pink

2019 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2019 Page 113 I n the month of October, Lincoln Daily News paints the paper pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. It is our third October for doing this project and because of your support it has caught on like wild fire. This year we have published a total of 149 pictures (one short of our goal) and in those pictures we have featured 1,501 people (one over our goal). In addition to people, we’ve had a number of pink furbabies, and one much loved local statue donning a pink bow tie! We realize that a few folks have been in more than one picture, and that is great! We do count them twice because, well let’s face it, they made twice the effort! Speaking of effort, what we have seen this year is a lot of people who are speaking out about breast cancer, and also choosing to do something positive in love, honor, respect, or memory of friends and family. Some have raised money for the American Cancer Society, others have done fundraising for different organizations, or to have cash to give directly to a breast cancer warrior. While LDN has chosen the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Logan County as the vessel for our fundraising, the fact is there are several great organizations that do good work and we support all of those organizations in our heart. We’ve heard from a lot of people like Heidi Browne who strives to get the staff of Logan County Correctional involved. She notes that she has seen breast cancer first hand in several close family members and she understands how difficult a journey it is to remission. Showing love and support to those warriors in even the smallest way is important to them. We hope they have looked at these photos this month and taken heart knowing that there are hundreds of people who wish them well, even if they don’t know their names, they are supporters in the battle. We’ve heard some stories that pulled at our heart strings and made us want to do more, to be more proactive in our quest to support local warriors. For the love of our loved ones - Dairy Queen, LCHS, and others use the month to show love for others Continued n Story by Nila Smith