To promote the fight against breast cancer, INDOT’s LaPorte District, which includes: Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke and White counties, willhold a fundraiser on Friday, October 16. INDOT Commissioner, Brandye Hendrickson and Deputy Commissioner, Rick Powers have invited district employees to wear pink for the day for $1. Highway techs and mechanics can wear pink arm bands to show support, along with their high visibility clothing.
“I am proud that the LaPorte District can be a part of this battle to gain ground on such a worthy cause” said LaPorte Deputy Commissioner, Rick Powers. “We hope that when drivers see our crews out on the roads displaying pink it will bring critical awareness that we need to unite in this fight against this devastating disease.”
INDOT will donate all the proceeds to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research, and funds community outreach programs, public advocacy and global programs. Breast cancer .is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. There are 2.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today. For more information about Susan G. Komen, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877GOKOMEN.
