By Crystal McGough
The Clay City Council hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness reception prior to its regular council meeting tonight. Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale and his wife, Dianna Hale, who is a breast cancer survivor, were present as guest speakers, along with Chalkville native and breast cancer survivor Sherry Zorn.
The city provided cake, nuts and mints served on pink plates with pink cutlery. Attendees were also able to purchase pink hammers for $15 a piece, with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The hammers were donated to the city by citizen Sherri Hood, and will now be available at Clay City Hall for purchase, as well
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The Clay City Council hosted a special Breast Cancer Awareness reception before its council meeting Thursday night.
From left to right: Councilman Kevin Small, City Clerk Bobby Christmas, Councilman and Mayor Elect Charles Webster, Mayor Ed McGuffie and Councilwoman Becky Johnson.
- Breast cancer survivors Dianna Hale and Sherry Zorn were honored as guest speakers.
From left to right: Mayor Elect Charles Webster, Sherry Zorn, Dianna Hale and Mayor Ed McGuffie.
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s pink police car was present at the meeting. Sheriff Mike Hale said that there is only one pink car and that deputies throughout the county can volunteer to drive it in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- The Clay Council, Sheriff Mike Hale, and all who were present at the reception and council meeting gathered around the county’s pink police car to show their support.
The reception table was decorated with roses, as well as cake, nuts, mints and pink ribbon pins for attendees.
- Rickey J’s Bakery in Clay provided the cake for the reception.
- Clay resident Sherri Hood donated pink hammers for the city to sell. The hammers are $15 a piece and all proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Hammers can be purchased at Clay City Hall.
- The council decorated the Clay Community Center with wreaths, flowers, and even their own personal effects, such as Councilwoman Becky Johnson’s glass fragment pink ribbon.
