Parachute Jump to be bathed in light for kids with cancer
When the sun goes down on Friday night, the Coney Island Parachute Jump will be bathed in light as community residents gather on the Riegelman Boardwalk for a ceremony designed to raise childhood cancer awareness.
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Zamperla, the company that owns the Parachute Jump, agreed to a request to light the famous ride as a way of paying tribute to the courage of children with cancer and to raise awareness for the need for more funding for research into a cure, according to Councilmember Mark Treyger.