Cancer awareness advocates vow to keep putting pressure on Empire State Building
Coney Island Parachute Jump to pay tribute to kids
Advocates for children with cancer scored a major victory when the owners of the Parachute Jump, the famous Coney Island landmark, agreed to a request to light the tower in gold in tribute to kids with cancer next month. It’s part of the Gold World Project, an international effort started by Tony Stoddard, a New Hampshire resident, to raise awareness of pediatric cancer by having the lights of famous landmarks across the globe bathed in gold in September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Stoddard launched the drive in memory of his five-year-old son Cole, who died of cancer.
But while they’re happy to get a golden Parachute Jump, advocates also said they’re not giving up their fight to convince the owners of the Empire State Building to light that iconic skyscraper in gold, too.