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Pink Heals Mission Joliet Area Chapter
The uuaiuians of the Ribbon Pink Beals Toui is a national oiganization
baseu in Phoenix that was founueu in 2uu7 to help women battling
cancei. The oiganization's focus is on what women mean to us in oui
uaily lives. Each yeai, they tiavel acioss the 0.S. in Pink Fiie Tiucks anu
stop in a uiffeient city each uay. The fiie tiucks aie a living monument;
once painteu pink, they will nevei be iepainteu.
When the fiie tiucks come to town, women who aie battling cancei,
suivivois anu people who have lost a loveu one sign the tiucks.
0nfoitunately, theie aie times when a tiuck will ietuin to a city a yeai
oi moie latei anu a woman may have lost hei fight. Bei signatuie of
hope anu faith iemains on the tiuck foievei foi hei loveu ones to see.
Each chaptei has theii own Pink Fiie Tiuck, which they ueuicate to
someone who has toucheu theii lives in a meaningful way. Fiom that
uay on, the tiucks aie iefeiieu to by theii name.
Natt Fleck, a local }oliet fiiefightei anu his wife Sanuia Fleck, a maiket
leauei foi Beaitlanu Bank anu Tiust, weie tiieu of wiiting checks to
laige oiganizations anu not knowing wheie the money went. Sanuia's
sistei anu mothei aie both cancei suivivois, anu she witnesseu
fiisthanu how cancei can stiike. Natt anu Sanuia wanteu to give back
to theii local community, anu they wanteu to ensuie the funus went to
people who actually neeueu help.
In 2u12, the Pink Beals Toui maue a stop in }oliet at theii iequest.
Nuch to the Fleck's suipiise, ovei 1,uuu people came out anu
paiticipateu in a piocession behinu the Pink Fiie Tiucks to iaise
awaieness anu suppoit foi women battling all types of cancei. They
iaiseu $12,uuu, anu weie able to give the eainings to a local cancei
tieatment centei that hosteu a cancei scieening anu pioviueu wigs anu
piosthesis to women who have been uebilitateu by this teiiible
uisease.
In 2u1S, Natt anu Sanuia foimeu theii own local chaptei of the
national oiganization. They weie able to buy an olu lauuei tiuck fiom a
small fiie uepaitment in Wautoma, WI, which they ueuicateu to a
seven-yeai-olu giil nameu Auuison fiom the }oliet aiea who lost hei
battle in }uly 2u1S.