In Fairfield is standing up to cancer through art news
. Ha Connecticut's Justin Devellis has the story. People
are gonna walk through and they're gonna go. What
is this at the Pequot library? They were generous
enough to donate a space. In order to host
this exhibition, you can find books. This is
a public library, so all are welcome. You
can also find art. Art is a universal language
for everyone. More than 100 and 60 students from
Fairfield public schools have their masterpieces hanging here. Anybody
who looks at all of these pieces in this room
gets a connection right away of what this mission is
all about, everything from sculptures to portraits and paintings
. When you're surrounded by all this pink, you
definitely have a sense of community. Um You have
a sense of support. It's all part of the
inaugural think pink exhibition benefiting the Norma Free Breast Center
. We've been around since 1999. This is our
25th year of saving lives in Fairfield County. The
rate of breast cancer unfortunately is getting higher and higher
every year. Um The good news is that more
and more women are surviving early detection saves lives.
Organizers say, and they're hoping to inspire women to
get mammograms when I was in elementary school. I'm
not sure I had awareness of breast cancer. Um
And now we're starting with this platform of even our
youngest students realizing that it affects our community so wholly
and, and they're able to participate in something much
bigger than themselves. The exhibit is open to the
public until October 31st. I hope that someday we
do find a cure, but until then we do
what we can, uh, to maintain our health
in Fairfield. I'm Justin Devellis News 12, Connecticut
. And you can visit New suv.com for more information
on the center.