Pink #4: Pink ribbon Mystery Cache

Welcome to the Pink Series. This series is broken down into two parts: Ribbon 1 and Ribbon 2. The object is to complete each ribbon to get the coordinates for the Finale. The topics were chosen to enlighten you about both well-known and some obscure Pink facts, places and living things.

Due to Mother Nature losing her battle to the expansion of luxury condos, this series will be archived on July 31, 2020.

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What’s the puzzle? Each cache page requires you to solve for the true north coordinates. Some of the caches contain a hint to find the Pink Finale. You need to complete both ribbons before attempting the Pink Finale.

Ribbon 1: GC65RYJ Pink #1: The Pink Panther, GC65T4R Pink #2: Pink – the singer, GC65T6Y Pink #3: Pretty in Pink, GC65T80 Pink #4: Pink ribbon, GC65T90 Pink #5: Pink flamingo – the plastic bird, GC65TJR Pink #6: Pink – All about pink

Pink #4: Pink ribbon

The first known use of a pink ribbon in connection with breast cancer awareness was in the fall of 1991, when the Susan G. Komen Foundation handed out pink ribbons to participants in its New York City race for breast cancer survivors.

The pink ribbon was adopted as the official symbol of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month the next year, in 1992. The pink ribbon was derived from the popular red ribbon for AIDS awareness. Alexandra Penney, the editor-in-chief of the women's health magazine Self, and breast cancer survivor Evelyn Lauder, the senior corporate vice president at the cosmetics company Estée Lauder created a ribbon for the cosmetics giant to distribute in stores in New York City.

Estée Lauder and Self initially approached Charlotte Haley, who had begun a peach colored ribbon campaign to press the National Cancer Institute to increase its budget for cancer prevention research. Haley refused to be part of what she felt was a commercial effort, so Estée Lauder and Self changed the color of their ribbon to light pink in 2005, to circumvent Haley's efforts to stop them.

A pink and blue ribbon is sometimes used to symbolize breast cancer in men, which is relatively rare. The pink and blue ribbon was designed in 1996 by Nancy Nick, president and founder of the John W. Nick Foundation to bring awareness that "Men Get Breast Cancer Too!"

What year was the pink ribbon official adopted as the symbol of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?

a) 2005 (.275)

b) 1991 (.345)

c) 1992 (.235)

N 37° 4.XXX   W 76° 27.203

Congratulations to GeoBlox and Scottish Cavalryman on a well deserved FTF!

This geocache series won a Bronze - Outstanding Cache Series/Geo-Art Hidey Award at the 10th Annual Milestones Meet-n-Greet & Hidey Awards.