BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC GOES PINK IN OCTOBER TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

  

For the 13^th consecutive year, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s buildings, vehicles and employees will be adorned in pink during October to raise awareness of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Throughout October, Bluebonnet’s member service centers in Bastrop, Brenham, Giddings, Lockhart and Manor will be illuminated pink at night. Bluebonnet field crews will wear pink hard hats and service trucks will display pink ribbon decals, and employees in member service centers will wear pink each Friday during October. Members can visit Bluebonnet’s member service centers to receive a pink ribbon pin.

“Breast cancer touches too many lives and families,” said Matt Bentke, Bluebonnet’s general manager. “Bluebonnet is proud to help raise awareness of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Learning more about early detection, preventive measures, and signs and symptoms of breast cancer could make the difference in your life, or the life of someone you love.”

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, more than 378,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, including approximately 2,800 men. However, efforts like National Breast Cancer Awareness Month have proven successful. Breast cancer rates have declined 44 percent since 1989 among U.S. women, according to the American Cancer Society. The organization attributes the decline in cancer rates to improvements in early detection and treatments.

To learn more about breast cancer, visit the National Cancer Institute’s website at cancer.gov, the American Cancer Society at cancer.org, the National Breast Cancer Foundation at nationalbreastcancer.org, or the Susan G. Komen Foundation at komen.org.

(Story courtesy Bluebonnet Communications)