MACA students volunteer their time at the t-shirt table as Opelousas General Health System. The occasion was the official kick off for the 19th annual Pink the Town Pink Campaign in conjunction with October Cancer Awareness Month. Paint the Town Pink T-shirts were on sale and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center will had their
Prevention On the Go (POGO) bus on-site providing breast cancer education, refreshments were served and
Lah D’s Food Truck was available for food purchases. Other activities planned for the month include bra, business and school decorating contests concluding on October 30 th with the Pink Luncheon and Style Show to be held at Evengeline Downs Event Center. serving as models for the style show will be cancer survivors. Following the luncheon a VIP After Party will be held sponsored by OGH Imaging
Louisiana has the third highest breast cancer death rate in the country. In this state, 1 in 8 women will be
diagnosed with breast cancer, however, with regular screening, breast cancer can often be found and stopped
early. This is one of the many reasons OGHS promotes breast cancer awareness
