TRAVERS& CO THINKSPINK FORCANCER
AN Arklow insurance company did its bit to highlight an important issue recently as staff took part in the local version of a nationwide initiative.
Travers & Co Insurances Ltd which has an office on Upper Main Street took part in the Think Pink event, an annual day to create awareness about breast cancer. Every year, almost 3,000 women in Ireland are dignosed with this form of cancer. The company takes part in Breast Cancer Awareness Day every year and all the staff embraced the challenge of wearing brighly coloured pink t-shirts with the ‘ Think Pink’ slogan across the front.
All the staff and directors got involved, including Mary Murray, Kiara Byrne, Mervyn Travers, Siobhán Briscoe, Denise Hyland, Aaron Travers, Lindsay Wood, Alma Travers, Michelle Byrne, Máirín Nolan, Cheryl Dodds and Alan Crummy and they were joined by director of Arklow Can- cer Support, Mary O’Brien who thanked them for their efforts.
‘ Travers & Co Insurances Ltd decided to get involved to promote awareness of this worthy cause. All staff wore pink t-shirts, pink posters were displayed in the office window and we provided customers with pink cupcakes and decorated the office with pink balloons and flowers,’ explained Aaron Travers.
Rather than raising funds, Think Pink aims to create awareness about breast cancer and to give information to those seeking support.
In Arklow, the local Cancer Support Group also hosted a large scale Think Pink event, the first of its kind since they relocated to their new premises at St Mary’s Road.
Arklow Cancer Support Group was thrilled to see so many local people and businesses involved in the awareness day and thanked everyone who took part.