CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Throughout the month of October, CAMC’s Caner Center will be displaying a portion of the world’s longest pink scarf in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
The scarf came into being following the passing of Oak Hill resident, Terri Lynne Massey, who lost her four-year battle with breast cancer in 2010. Family, friends, and community members joined together to create the scarf and to establish a scholarship fund for children who have lost their parents to breast cancer.
A special celebration of the scarf was held by CAMC to commemorate the going work being done to provide support and resources for patients battling cancer and their families.
Having originally been displayed at the Tamarack Marketplace in Beckley, the scarf gained global recognition and would eventually contain pieces from all 50 states across the country along with pieces from the Carribean Islands and Canada. At its longest, the world’s longest pink scarf stretched a remarkable two miles while fully knitted together.
The scarf, in recent years, has been repurposed into lap blankets, 28 of which have been donated to CAMC Cancer Center patients. An endowment fund was established last year for the CAMC Breast Cancer Center with support from the West Virginia American Water Company. $28,000 was ultimately raised through the fund to support cancer patients.
