Odessa, Texas/September 25, 2022-Paint the Park held its 4th Annual Cancer Awareness event at Memorial Gardens Park. This community event offers support to those families who have lost loved ones to cancer.
(Brenda Medlock, Executive Director-West Texas Gifts of Hope-Odessa, Texas)
The different color flags that are flying along parts of the pathway at Memorial Gardens Park represent the different types of cancer that some of the population in West Texas and the Permian Basin experiencing.
(Brenda Medlock, Executive Director-West Texas Gifts of Hope-Odessa, Texas)
West Texas Gifts of Hope partners with Medical Center Health System, Texas Oncology, Texas Tech, ORMC, and with other nonprofit organizations to help cancer patients navigate to services and other resources. West Texas Gifts of Hope offers free lodging at HOPE HOUSE located at 700 W. 1st Street, to families who have loved ones going thru cancer treatment.
(Brenda Medlock, Executive Director-West Texas Gifts of Hope-Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Mayor Javier Joven, a prostate cancer survivor, advocates for early detection.
(Javier Joven, City of Odessa Mayor/Cancer Survivor)
Paint the Basin featured a walk and run at Memorial Gardens Park. Odessa Police Department Chief Michael Gereke and Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffs honored those passed away from cancer and recognized cancer survivors during a special ceremony
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.
