HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR092718DOPRBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
ALDEN ALAYVILLA, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Tel (808) 241-4909
Fax (808) 241-6877
Committee on the Status of Women to `Paint the Town Pink'
LIHU'E — The Kaua'i Committee on the Status of Women (KCSW) will be getting pink on
purpose for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The public is invited to join the KCSW for a Breast Cancer Awareness walk "Paint the
Town Pink." The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the
Mo`ikeha Building Rotunda.
To start, an energetic warm-up will be led by Bev Brody with Get Fit Kaua'i. Following
the warm-up, the walkers will head down Kuhi6 Highway to Wilcox Medical Center for quick light
refreshments and then return to the rotunda.
Participants are encouraged to wear anything pink to show their support of those
affected with breast cancer and to remind women of the importance of early detection.
Participants should also wear comfortable walking shoes.
Center.
This year, KCSW is partnering with American Cancer Society, and Wilcox Medical
Healthy refreshments will be provided after the walk at the Mo`ikeha Building Rotunda.
The KCSW is hosting the walk in recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, an annual international health campaign promoted by major cancer organizations.
The County of Kauai has pledged its support with a display of pink lights at the Historic
County Building from Monday, Oct. 1, to Wednesday, Oct. 31.
The KCSW is part of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, which
strives to advance the status of women and girls by acting as a catalyst for positive change
through advocacy, education, collaboration and program development. The KCSW meets on
the third Wednesday of the month. The next scheduled meeting is on Oct. 17, at 5 p.m.,
Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A and 2B. All KCSW meetings are open to the public.
If you need ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Lani Agoot at (808)
241-4917 or lagoot(a)-kauai.gov at least seven calendar days prior to the event.
Paint the Town Pink!
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
County of Kaua' i - Mo' ikeha Building Rotunda
11:3o am - 12:30 Pm
Warm up by Bev Brody - 11:30 am
Mini Walk begins - 11:45 am °
Walk from Rotunda to Wilcox Hospital & back
Get Pink on Purpose!
Wear Anything Pink + Comfortable Shoes
Bring a visor, hat or umbrella
Sponsored by: Kaua' i Committee on the Status of Women (CSOW)
Co -sponsored by: American Cancer Society
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid support, or an interpreter for a language other than
English, please contact Land Agoot at (808) 241-4917 or lasoot(dkauai.¢ov at least seven calendar days prior to the event.
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