Over 100 Survivors Paint Charlotte Pit Wall Pink

More than 100 breast cancer survivors joined NASCAR driver Erik Jones and fellow drivers to paint the 1,500-foot pit wall pink at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sept. 30 in the 13th annual Paint the Wall Pink event that kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Produced with Blue Cross NC and NASCAR, the display will remain visible through October and ties into the sport’s Window of Hope program, in which pink window nets signed by Cup drivers are auctioned to raise funds (the program raised about $50,000 at last year’s ROVAL race). Jones, whose mother is a survivor, has focused his foundation on cancer prevention and awareness and helped lead the effort. Breast cancer awareness activity is also spreading beyond racing: Houston restaurants are offering pink cocktails and donating proceeds this month to groups including MD Anderson, The Rose, Susan G. Komen and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In St. Louis, the 16th annual Sista Strut on Oct. 4 will feature a 3K walk and car parade to spotlight detection and outcome disparities for communities of color and will host a mobile mammography van.