Sedona AZ (June 11, 2014) – As part of a national Pink Heals Tour Cares Enough to Wear Pink campaign to bring awareness to communities about women battling cancer, the Sedona Fire District and partners will host the Pink Fire Trucks on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal Gary Johnson says, “Guardians of the Ribbon Inc., its Pink Heals Tour, and the Cares Enough to Wear Pink program is about our community, our family, our neighbors, and our leaders and how it will help bring us back together to focus on our own people now.”

Every dollar raised remains within the community. The Pink Heals organization states: “Pink Heals stands for the women, not the disease. Pink will heal as long as we do it in service to our women and what they mean to us in our communities, not just because they are sick or stricken with cancer. Because if we use illness as the sole motivation for action, once the sickness is gone, so is our cause for coming together.”

Pink Heals: The Mending of America is the incredible story of Dave Graybill, a former professional athlete, retired firefighter, philanthropist, and founder of the international Pink Heals movement. Follow Dave as he navigates through the pressure and internal politics of city government and creates a program that he gives away so communities can raise money to help their own women battling cancer. Signed copies of Pink Heals may be purchased at Pink Heals Tour events.

We all know someone, a family member or a friend, that has been affected by this terrible disease. It is important that we stand together to show our support to the women in our lives.

“Wearing pink is a way to enhance the awareness of this disease,” states Johnson.

The Wednesday event starts with a BBQ lunch at Sedona Fire District Fire Station #1, 2860 Southwest Drive, Sedona, Arizona, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.  The public is invited to have lunch and visit the Pink Fire Trucks. Donations ($5 recommended) will be accepted for lunch, with all donations remaining in the Sedona community.

After leaving the fire station, the Pink Fire Trucks will travel to the Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona Sedona Campus, 3700 West State Route 89A, Sedona, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., then will visit Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Center, SR 179 and Portal Lane, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Donations, the purchase of t-shirts, and a wealth of project related information is accessible at www.pinkfiretrucks.org. Bring the family and enjoy!

Look for the Pink Heals Tour to visit your town soon – view their schedule at www.pinkfiretrucks.org.

Local organizations partnering with Sedona Fire District for this event are Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Center, Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona, Oak Creek Brewery, and the Sedona Rouge Resort. For additional information call the Sedona Fire District at (928) 282-6800.

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