Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief of Staff Bill Baker joined this morning with Michelle Graci, Kathy Tobin, Kate Weir, Lucy Giuggio-Carvalho and the incredible Rays of Hope team for a special Light Up Springfield Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness announcement at City Hall. Jennifer McGrath and Beth Ward joined on behalf of MGM Springfield, a proud Rays of Hope sponsor.
To mark this historic significance, Mayor Sarno has once again put out a call to local businesses and the community asking to help light up the City of Springfield pink during the month of October for breast cancer awareness. The Campanile Clock Tower at City Hall, and Union Station and the parking garage will light up pink during the month of October.
John Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Paul Picknelly, President of Monarch Enterprises and ownership group of Springfield Thunderbirds, Nate Costa, President of the Springfield Thunderbirds, MGM Springfield Community Affairs Manager Beth Ward, MassMutual General Manager of Operations Sean Dolan, Gordon Pulsifer and the First Resource management team, and Al Rodriguez, former Rays of Hope co-chair, Springfield Redevelopment authority Amanda Pham, have all committed their support to celebrate the Rays of Hope 31st Anniversary and will light up their respective facilities pink during throughout the month of October too.
Mayor Sarno states, “Since taking office in 2008, my administration, through the generosity of our employees have raised tens of thousands of dollars to proudly support and stand in solidarity with the Rays of Hope and the many individuals and families they support. We all have family, friends and loved ones who have battled this challenge, but thanks to the continued support and dedicated efforts from the Rays of Hope team, they do not have to face this challenge alone. This year marks the 31st Anniversary for Rays of Hope. To celebrate this joyous occasion, we are respectfully asking all of our local businesses and residents to help ‘Light Up Springfield Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October. We are also looking forward to Pink & Denim Day at City Hall in October too. Please join with us as we continue to help support this great cause and organization.”
The 2024 Rays of Hope Walk & Run Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer will take place on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Learn more: https://www.baystatehealth.org/events/rays-of-hope
