| Muse Book Shop Supports "Pink Light District" |
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| Written by Authors Round the South | ||||
| Thursday, 03 July 2008 15:10 | ||||
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[via The Beacon News] ore than 180,000 women and 1,900 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in 2008. And, according to the National Cancer Institute, 40,000 of those women and 450 of those men will die from the disease. Randy Felix, owner of The Mix building and The Mix SalonSpa, 142 S. Woodland Blvd. in Downtown DeLand, wants to help change those numbers, one pink light bulb at a time. "For the month of October, we want the Victorian street lamps to be pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month," Felix said.. . MainStreet DeLand Association President Janet Bollum agrees. The owner of Downtown DeLand's Muse Book Shop, said the concept could be positive. "I think it helps to raise awareness for women's breast cancer," she said. There is a prototype pink light on the corner of Woodland Boulevard and Howry Avenue. So far, according to Public Works Director Marvin Williams, there haven't been any complaints about seeing pink in the night.
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