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<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe September has come and is now almost gone.</p><p>It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying Labor Day weekend, reflecting on the summer and all its glory.</p><p>To think that we&#8217;re closing in on October is preposterous, but real.</p><p>There&#8217;s always a lot of excitement about the first full month of fall.</p><p>And in Northeastern Pennsylvania there&#8217;s a lot because it&#8217;s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means men and women are raising awareness and funding for the disease in full force.</p><p>Throughout NEPA, the American Cancer Society&#8217;s Real Men Wear Pink campaign is underway and kicked off on Thursday night with a launch party at Posh in Scranton.</p><p>Brave men (local businessmen and social-type fellows) are pledging to wear pink every day in October.</p><p>I participated last year and it was fun donning new ties, socks and shirts in various hues. Every day was different and colleagues were frequently excited to see what I&#8217;d wear next.</p><p>My buddy, Dan Casey, is one of the men participating this year and he&#8217;s already raised hundreds for the campaign. Dan and I played baseball and soccer together growing up; he&#8217;s always been a stand-up guy so his participation in the campaign is no surprise to me.</p><p>I&#8217;m already looking forward to stopping by Bonner Chevrolet, where he sells vehicles, to see what his attire will be once the month begins.</p><p>Similarly, Paint Pittston Pink &#8211; one of my favorite events of the year &#8211; is underway.</p><p>Pittston turns pink and really comes alive for cancer research. Walk down Main Street and you&#8217;ll see windows and streets with pink art on display.</p><p>PPP kicked off Friday night in Pittston&#8217;s Riverfront Park with the launch of the lanterns.</p><p>Other events coming up are the Festival of Life, a purse and cash bingo, yoga, a celebrity bartending night, a 5K and the Gentlemen&#8217;s Dash.</p><p>Last year I participated in the dash, and it certainly gave me a newfound respect for women who wear heels every day.</p><p>This year, our publisher is representing the Times Leader and Sunday Dispatch. He&#8217;s made a fun video showing his work-out and running skills in the pink heels, and it&#8217;s truly fun to watch.</p><p>The gentlemen will feel like celebrities at noon on Oct. 5 when the race starts on Pittston&#8217;s Main Street. They&#8217;re announced from the bandstand to the clapping of many onlookers lining the streets.</p><p>What a sight to see.</p><p>To find out more, go to Facebook and search for &#8220;Paint Pittston Pink 2019 Schedule of Events.&#8221;</p><p>There&#8217;s so much that no matter your interest you&#8217;ll find something to get involved in this week.</p><p>If nothing else it&#8217;s worth it to cheer on the men who are stepping into high heels for a day.</p><p>They&#8217;re doing so willingly and for a very important reason: to find cures for this horrid disease.</p><p>I plan to be at the Red Mill Tavern on Friday night for the celebrity bartending affair, where many fun and notable folks are on the schedule.</p><p>To me, that&#8217;s a tradition I hope lasts forever in Downtown Pittston.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Mike McGinley</p><p>Around Town</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Mike McGinley is the Times Leader Media Group&#8217;s major accounts executive. Reach him at mmcginley@www.timesleader.com or 570-704-3945.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Around town: Helping turn NEPA pink for breast cancer awareness