5/29/13 - Howell's Pink Party will take over the downtown area come June and a new book has been released that embodies the spirit of the event. The town-wide fundraiser benefits St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Livingston for patient supportive care and breast cancer research. Pink Portraits, the Pink Party Yearbook 2013, is available now and features the photos and written biographies of thirteen breast cancer warriors with ties to the area, along with memories of Pink Parties past. The featured women range in age from their early 40âs up to 76 and are all in different stages of breast cancer; some being 12 year survivors and others who had just finished treatments. Howell photographer Karen Luce says the book reaches a wide audience and itâs a testament to the strength and power of the Pink Party as well as the community that everyone can look back on. Luce tells WHMI it took her about a year to create the book and it was an eye-opening experience, being that she was pretty much a complete stranger and asking the featured women to share their very personal stories. Pink Portraits can be purchased online as well as a number of retailers in Howell. Tickets for the event are available now and sponsors are still needed. The next community meeting will take place at 6pm on Monday, June 3rd at the All Saints Chapel on Walnut Street. Complete details are posted below. (JK)
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