During the month of October, pink ribbon products are seen everywhere reminding us to race, drive, cook and shop for the cure for breast cancer. But where did the pink ribbon come from?
In the early 1990s, 68-year-old Charlotte Haley began making peach ribbons by hand in her home. Her daughter, sister and grandmother all had breast cancer. She distributed thousands of ribbons at supermarkets with cards that read: "The National Cancer Institute annual budget is $1.8 billion, only 5 percent goes for cancer prevention. Help us wake up our legislators and America by wearing this ribbon."
We join the fight by contributing proceeds of each pink ribbon sale to the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure as well as being a major sponsor of one of the largest Race for the Cure 5K events, held in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.
Buy your pink ribbon items from Flag and Banner and help support the cure! We have everything from pink ribbon cancer awareness bracelets to pink ribbon sunglasses and pink ribbon jewelry
