Paint the Planet Pink Fall Events Paint the Planet Pink®, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 2014 as Paint Pittston Pink® and rebranded at the end of 2023. New name, new logo, same mission—“bringing the community together to support a cure for ALL cancers through research and clinical trials.” To date, our organization has donated $1,002,000 directly to cancer research at both The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA and The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. September 16–17, 2025 | 11 AM–4 PM – Celebration of Life Blood Drive The blood drive will be held at The University of Scranton and is held in memory of Greg Policare, Lisa Jones Kutra, and Grian Musto. September 20, 2025 | 9 AM – Mass & Award Ceremony The presentation of The Award for Courage, The Survivor Award, and The Celebration of Life Award will be held at The Cathedral of St. Peter in Scranton. September 20, 2025 | 11 AM – 12th Annual Color Me Pink Run/Walk Participate in the 12th Annual Color Me Pink 5K Run and Fun Walk, followed by the Gentlemen’s Dash. The event will start at Backyard Ale House. September 28, 2025 | 2 PM – Purse Bingo Attend the Paint the Planet Pink Purse Bingo at St. Maria Goretti Banquet Hall. September 28, 2025 | 6 PM – Soprano’s Trivia Night Love trivia? Come on out to Paint the Planet Pink Soprano’s Trivia Night with Trivia Master Brad and Meat Raffle at Sabatini’s Bottleshop. October 3, 2025 | 7 PM – Celebrity Bartending and Awards $10 Donation at the Door for the Paint The Red Mill Pink Celebrity Bartending and Awards: PINK Bartenders: Mia Barbieri, Brandi Bartush, Matt Carmody, Sarah Donahue Cianfichi, Sam Falcone, Allison Lucarelli, Danny Luvender, Pat McAndrew, Nicole Welkey, and Eric Yashinski Register for these events online at Paint the Planet Pink.
New Name. Same Mission. Paint the Planet Pink! Paint Pittston Pink® has rebranded to Paint the Planet Pink® – catchy new name, fun new logo, same important mission: “bringing the community together to support a cure for ALL cancers through research and clinical trials.” We’re still PPP, an all-volunteer 501c3 organization. I wanted to reach out today to provide our 2024 Sponsorship Packet along with our 2024 Event List. Online registrations are now open for our Annual Paint the Green Pink Golf Tournament, Purse Bingo, Community Awards Night, Paint PAZZO Pink, and of course, our 5K Race that will be held in Downtown Scranton for the first time! We are excited to announce our PINK Bartenders who will be serving cocktails at The Red Mill in Pittston on Friday, October 4: Tia Callahan, Mike Capone, Trish Curley, Linelle DeNaples, Joe Dessoye, Posie Granet, Adrian Harnen, Erin Pikul, Darren Snyder, and Joe Spencer. Our Gentlemen’s Dash® Team will be announced soon so, please follow Paint the Planet Pink on Facebook and Instagram. Kindly review the attached information. Paint the Planet Pink looks forward to making history as we grow our donation total from $900,000 to $1,000,000 in 2024! We can’t do it without your continued support and generosity. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. I appreciate each one of you more than you’ll ever know. Have a happy, healthy, and FUN summer. I look forward to painting everything pink with you over the next few months!
