Chicago Skyline Turns Pink
Why Is the Skyline Pink?
CHICAGO’S GEARING UP FOR RACE TO EMPOWER
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11th
Contact: Christina Koenig
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
312-294-8534
ckoenig@networkofstrength.org
WHAT: A beautiful skyline photo op.*
Chicago’s night skyline turns pink as buildings light up for the month of May as Chicago awaits its biggest cause-related event, Y-ME’s Race to Empower on Mother’s Day.
May 1 – 31 The John Hancock Center, Navy Pier
May 1 – 7 150 N. Michigan (the Slope)
May 1-11 One South Dearborn, Sears Tower, 1 Chase Tower, Board of Trade Ceres statue
May 5 – 23 Buckingham Fountain
May 6 – 11 Wrigley Building
May 9 – 11 150 N. Michigan (the Slope), BlueCross BlueShield Building will spell out Y-ME
WHY:
At 8:00 a.m. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2008 more than 35,000 walkers, runners and volunteers will gather in Chicago’s Grant Park for Y-ME’s 17th Annual Race to Empower, a 1- or 3-mile walk or a 5k run. The event does not raise money for research but funds programs and services to ensure no one faces breast cancer alone.
The Race to Empower inspires all who attend, providing the perfect way to honor the survivors in your life, commemorate your own diagnosis and remember those who are no longer with us. You'll also have the chance to raise funds in support of Y-ME's free-of-charge programs and services that are offered to all those touched by breast cancer.
*FYI, due to spring bird migration from March 15 through June 15, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors ask buildings to turn out lights from 11 p.m. to sunrise.