Brooklyn Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The White House got a pink glow in Washington, D.C. People painted their pumpkins pink in Maryland and women donated art made of bras in Florida.

Right here in Brooklyn, survivors and supporters of every stripe will be Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Prospect Park on Oct. 16.

Brooklyn business owners are getting in the act, as well.

Allison Tray of Tres Belle Petite Medi-Spa on Bond Street in Downtown Brooklyn will be selling pink ribbon cards with donations going to the American Cancer Society.

Zulema George of Clinton Hill boutique Anavaa Kisasa will be donating a portion of the sales of her "Valentina" clutch hand bag.

This October promises to bring even more colorful and thoughtful events and opportunities.

“Clearly, every person who brings attention to the cause is fantastic,” said Terry Music, chief mission delivery officer for the American Cancer Society.

Groups of women are getting together and survivors are reaching out to each other on social networks. Children are helping out, too, by pitching tents and filling water bottles at fundraisers in Tampa and serving pink lemonade from homemade stands in Philadelphia.

Men are participating, too, and in Connecticut, they are hosting a dance—no ties needed! In Virginia, men’s soccer and volleyball teams suit up in pink for special games.

There are hundreds of breast cancer awareness walks and runs around the country, plus marathons and a plethora of exercise-related events. Then there are the tea parties, luncheons, golf tournaments, masquerade balls, art shows, motorcross and motorcycle rides and concerts.

Below is a list of some New York-based events. If you know of any Fort Greene- or Clinton Hill-based breast cancer awareness events, email paul.leonard@patch.com.

New York Events

• 2nd Annual NYC Breast Cancer Fundraiser – Thursday, Oct. 6 – Norwood, W. 14 Street, Manhattan
• 2011 Making Strides of Brooklyn, N.Y. - Sunday, Oct. 16 - Prospect Park Bandshell at 10 a.m.
• Breast Cancer Walk in Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Sunday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m.