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The Impact of Giving Back By Amanda Carter Gen Z is volunteering now more than ever, showing up in their communities with energy, creativity, and a strong sense of purpose. At the same time, volunteer spaces benefit just as much from the impact Gen Z brings. With fresh ideas, digital skills, and a deep commitment to causes they care about, this generation is helping shape what community service looks like today. Across the country, a new generation is stepping up to serve. Re

All October long, storefronts across Hillsborough, Flemington, Martinsville, Raritan, and Somerville will be dressed in bright pink bows with a meaningful purpose. Dance for the Cure’s Pink Bow Project brings volunteers and local businesses together to spotlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to share our mission: providing financial assistance to local breast cancer patients. The Pink Bow Project is a community effort by Dance for the Cure volunteers who hand-make large p

Bringing Breast Cancer Awareness to Local Communities This October, Dance for the Cure continues its Pink Bow Project, an annual effort to raise awareness for breast cancer by placing pink bows on the doors of local businesses. This year, the project has expanded to include Flemington, Hillsborough, Martinsville, and Raritan, with volunteers placing bows throughout these communities. The pink bows are simple, yet meaningful symbols of support for individuals and families impa

This year, Raritan Borough became part of Dance for the Cure’s Pink Bow Project, with Dance for the Cure volunteers creating and delivering large pink bows to hang on the doors of local businesses. Despite the rainy weather on September 28th, large pink bows were hung all along the Main Street, thus spreading awareness for breast cancer. Raritan’s participation marks the first time the town has been involved in the Pink Bow Project. Mayor Nicolas Carra, Council President Do

Each year, in our commitment to breast cancer awareness, Dance for the Cure launches the "Pink Bow Project." As a part of this initiative, our dedicated team of volunteers crafts and distributes vibrant Pink Bows, which are prominently displayed in stores and businesses throughout Hillsborough, Flemington, and Martinsville. This year, during the first week of October, 38 volunteers came together to create and place over 400 giant Pink Bows. As these bows beautify the establis

Approximately 350 Pink Bows were made by 40 volunteers, and then distributed to stores and businesses throughout Hillsborough and Flemington during the last days of September and the first week in October to spread awareness throughout the communities. The bows will remain hung by the proprietors throughout the month of October as a reminder that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to recognize how Dance for the Cure supports women in financial need due to a breast

Approximately 282,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year according to the National Cancer Institute. Roughly 400 Pink Bows are now on display for the entire month of October, to create awareness of this disease. The Pink Bow Project is an eye-catching venture to create awareness of Dance for the Cure and that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. DFC co-founder Kathleen Cirioli, the coordinator and leader of the project, expanded its scope to include sto

Once again, the Pink Bow Project 2020 is an eye-catching venture to create awareness of Dance for the Cure and that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. A group of twenty volunteers created 250 oversized pink bows and distributed them to the various businesses in Hillsborough. The store proprietors, now familiar with the Pink Bow Project which began in 2018, graciously displayed the bows on their entry doors for the entire month of October. We hope to expand the Pink Bow

The Dance for the Cure “Pink Bow Project” is a program to recognize breast cancer awareness throughout the town of Hillsborough, while also spreading the word about our organization, Dance for the Cure, and the financial help we provide for area women who are going through their personal breast cancer journey. Volunteers create large pink bows and help to distribute them throughout the township businesses and storefronts to be displayed on their entrance doors during Breast C