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Events set for a 'pink October'

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and several local organizations are holding events to raise money for breast cancer awareness and treatment.

[naviga:h3]Pink Out Night[/naviga:h3]

The Butler Loyal Order of the Moose 64 will hold its second annual Pink Out Night all day and evening on Friday.

The event is open to all lodge members, as well as the public, as long as they have not been previously denied membership or if their membership has expired.

Twenty-five cents of all drinks sold, as well as sales from raffles, will be given to the Butler Breast Cancer and Women's Cancer Support Group.

The event will also include a DJ, who will start at 9 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink.

[naviga:h3]Ladies Night Out 2017[/naviga:h3]

Butler Health System will hold a breast cancer charity event from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Butler Country Club.

The night will feature a fashion show, which will display Style Truck clothing and accessories, as well as Ruffles and Truffles' children's fashions.

Dinner will be served and will consist of sandwiches, soup, salad, and dessert, as well as tea, punch and coffee.

Acoustic guitarist Jeff Johns will be on hand for live music. Tickets for the fourth annual Ladies Night Out are $30 and are available at the Butler Memorial Hospital Cherry Tree Gift Shop and online at https://bhsfdn.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/LadiesNightOut2017/tabid/895895/Default.aspx.

[naviga:h3]Women's Health and Wellness Fair[/naviga:h3]

The annual Women's Health and Wellness Fair will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Oct. 14 in Clearview Mall.

It is organized by the Butler Breast Cancer and Women's Cancer Support Group. The event will feature more than 40 vendors and will offer a variety of medical and other information valuable to women and men, including information about cancer screenings, wigs for cancer patients, blood pressure testing and flu shots.

There also will be a basket auction.

[naviga:h3]Perform for the Cure[/naviga:h3]

Jen's Academy of Rhythm and Moves will showcase Perform for the Cure in the center court of Clearview Mall from noon to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

The event will feature performances from baton twirlers, dancers and cheerleaders.

Raffle tickets will be sold during the performance. Proceeds from the raffles will benefit Butler Breast and Women's Cancer Support Group's efforts to provide hair halos to cancer patients.

Restaurants in the mall's food court are participating in the event. Some of their profits from the event will go toward the support group.

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