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Real Men Wear Pink
from HEM Nov Dec issue
Molly Bell Real Men Wear Pink Chair Steve Maples Von Braun Center Donny Malenkia Donny's Diamond Gallery Chase Hollingsworth Huntsville American Cabinets
Dr. Tony Weaver Huntsville Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ricky Fernandez Rocket City Trash Pandas Kent Ballard Drake State Community and Technical College Jordan Dressman WZDX-My8-MeTV Tegna
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Jimbo, Casio and Kevin Daniels Rocket City Broadcasting
Brent Patterson Madison County Sheriff's Department
Jay Cobb Hexagon Abraham Evans, III Phi Beta Sigma Blake Williams Blake Williams Communications Richard Bigoney Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
Connor Nuckles Phat Sammy's Johnny Maze Rocket 95.1 Jim Kendall Tennessee Valley Research Group
J Love 98.1 The Beat
David Dismuke PalmTree Portraits Huntsville Firefighters Association
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The American Cancer Society’s 2021 Real Men Wear Pink campaign for North Alabama kicked off in September. Now in its sixth year, Real Men Wear Pink is a unique fundraiser in which local civic and business leaders raise awareness and money throughout September and October to fight breast cancer. Each Real Men Wear Pink participant accepts a fundraising challenge and will compete to be the top fundraiser among his peers by the end of the campaign.
“I’m honored to chair North Alabama’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign working towards a future filled with greater awareness and medical advancements in the fight against breast cancer,” said Molly Bell, General Manager for Parkway Place Mall and this year’s Real Men Wear Pink Chair. “It’s truly amazing to see our local leaders unite in pink with the American Cancer Society to raise funds to support medical services and cancer research! Everyone involved in Real Men Wear Pink, from our men to those who donate, is a local hero honoring those we know and love who have fought this cancer.We all wear pink for a brighter future!”
In 2020, female breast cancer surpassed lung cancer as the most diagnosed cancer worldwide. An estimated 281,550 women and 2,650 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.
The American Cancer Society is currently investing $76 million in breast cancer-specific research through 174 grants. To date, more than $56 million has been invested in metastatic breast cancer research. In addition, the Society’s commitment to health equity includes a $48.6 million investment in research to help understand cancer inequalities and create strategies for overcoming them.
Abraham Evans, III, Phi Beta Sigma Blake Williams, Blake Williams Communications Casio Matt Mitchell, Rocket 95.1 Brent Patterson, Madison County Sheriff’s Office Chase Hollingsworth, Huntsville American Cabinets Clay Coleman, Simple Helix Connor Nuckles, Phat Sammy's David Dismuke, PalmTree Portraits Donny Maleknia, Donny’s Diamond Gallery Huntsville Firefighters Association J Love, 98.1 The Beat Jay Cobb, Hexagon Jim Kendall, Tennessee Valley Research Group Jimbo Wood, Rocket 95.1 Johnny Maze, Rocket 95.1 Jordan Dressman, WZDX-My8-MeTV Tegna Julien Speyer, PNC Bank Kent Ballard, Drake State Community & Technical College Kevin Daniels, Rocket City Broadcasting Ricky Fernandez, Rocket City Trash Pandas Richard Bigoney, Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Steve Maples, Von Braun Center Stewart Money, Innerspace Brewing Company Dr. Tony Weaver, Huntsville Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Tyler Brennan, Redstone Insurance Services
