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Harrisburg Capital Fountain dyed bright oink for annual breast cancer awareness

It’s October why so much pink. Here’s a little history about the origins and roots of the pink month. Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns began in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemicals Industries (ICI.)  Even since then, every October, we see pink.

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I must note that ICI Industries later became Zeneca and then Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, my employer, for nearly 25 years. 

Every October, We See Pink

For the past 36 years, It seems that many understand the goal of Breast Cancer Awareness, to educate about breast cancer and early detection tests. By now, we get the message mammograms and self-exams.
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Are You Ready to Spring Into A New Season?

Are you ready to spring into a new season?  I know that’s a rhetorical question, but I didn’t want to make any assumptions. Daylight savings time: beloved in the fall for the extra hour of sleep and relished in the spring for the extra hours of sunlight. After one year of the health pandemic, everyone […]

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