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Local nonprofit asks Sumter County to proclaim ‘Pink in the City,’ seeks financial help for patients
Summary
Face Strong, a Sumter-based nonprofit supporting people with breast cancer, asked County Council to proclaim the first Saturday in October as “Pink in the City,” asked for street ribbon decorations during October, and requested county support for gas cards and other assistance for treatment-related travel.
Minister Tika Haroz, founder of Face Strong, asked Sumter County Council on Tuesday to formally proclaim the first Saturday in October as “Pink in the City,” to decorate Liberty and Main streets with painted ribbons during October, and to consider support for gas cards and other direct assistance for residents traveling for chemotherapy and radiation.
Haroz told the council her group is the only local organization still running an in‑person support group since the COVID‑19 pandemic and described services Face Strong provides, including a monthly support group (third Saturdays, 12–2 p.m. at Victory Church), “face bags”…
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