Even though October is now behind us, today we are featuring the very last of our Pink Shirt pictures, the staff and stringers at Lincoln Daily News. The first picture is our office staff. Front row from the left, Karen Castelein and Nila Smith. Second row, Angela Reiners is on the phone held by Joli Boerma Crane with Jeff Wyles and Devyn VanSlambrouck finishing out the row.

In the stringer picture, the front row from the left is Karen Castelein, Angela Reiners, JA Hodgdon-Ruppel, and Nila Smith. In the back from the left is Joli Boerma Crane, Jeff Wyles, Matt Boutcher, and Stephanie Hall. Lesleigh Bennett was not present for the photo.

We at LDN want to thank all the fine folks who participated in the annual Pink Shirt Campaign this year. All total, we posted 80 photos with 1,035 people. That is a much larger number than last year when we posted 57 photos with 900 people. We appreciate all those who made the effort to publicly show their support for our local breast cancer warriors and survivors.

As we wrap up the event, the fact that it took us more than a month to post all the pictures reminds us that even though Breast Cancer Awareness month is important, that disease races throughout community 12 months of the year. We encourage every lady and man to be consistently aware of their personal breast health. Pay attention to changes in the shape of the breast, be aware of skin conditions or tenderness and of course do those self-exams for the development of lumps. Remember that not all breast irregularities are going to be cancer, in fact many are not, but the sooner you know and take action, the greater your chance of survival.

For all our current warriors, we want to wish you the best as you make your journey and simply say to you GET WELL SOON!!

LDN