Brooklyn nabes like Bay Ridge ‘go gold’ for childhood cancer awareness
Last year community members, local leaders, and families across Brooklyn banded together to ensure that all over the borough, people (and Parachute Jumps) were “going gold” in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
This year, the community force is even stronger.
“By now I think everyone knows that Bay Ridge comes together like nobody’s business,” said Justin Brannan, vice president and co-founder of Bay Ridge Cares—a non-profit organization focused on bettering Bay Ridge. “Last year, people painted the town gold from the cobblestones of Shore Road to the steps of Borough Hall and everywhere in between – all to recognize the tremendous courage of kids with cancer and to shine a light on the need for more funding for childhood cancer research.