‘Paint the Town Pink’ kits now available

Area businesses are encouraged to sign up for “Paint the Town Pink,” a communitywide effort presented by Meridian Health to raise awareness of the importance of the annual mammography.

Taking place throughout the month of May, “Paint the Town Pink” was created to encourage women age 40 and older to have an annual mammogram and raise money to provide mammography to uninsured women in the community.

Participation is free, and businesses will receive a starter kit that includes a pink tote bag, window cling, pink bow, educational material about mammography, a pink piggybank to collect donations and a preaddressed envelope to mail donations. To sign up, call 855-PINK-411 or visit www.paintthetownpink.com/ pink- your- businessregistration.