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We Support Women and Their Families, Not Causes.

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Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter

Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter

We fundraise for people, not causes. We put love and hope first and money second.

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We are just TWO MONTHS away from our 10th Annual Mother’s Day Walk!!! We are SO excited!!! How time flies!!!💞

To register for the walk: www.runreg.com/12057

Back this year… our In Honor of/In Memory of/In Support of Yard Signs!! These signs add so much along the Walk Route. We can’t wait to see all the Signs and Business Signs on the Walk!

If you or someone you know owns a business… and would like to partner with us for our 10th Annual Walk, please fill out this form:

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Help us make this our BEST YEAR YET!!! 💗💕

Hope to see you there!!!💖
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Thinking of the Mayle, Hermann and Calandro family today. It’s been 14 years since our amazing Wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt and friend, passed away. Tina’s legacy lives on in her beautiful daughter, Emilee. Her sense of humor, laughter and her practical jokes live on in those who knew and loved her. Pink Heals is honored to carry her name with us everywhere we go. We love and miss you T. 💗🙏 Sending big hugs to Darrell and Emilee today. 💕 ... See MoreSee Less

Thinking of the Fitzgerald and Toborg family today… it’s been 9 years since our beautiful Queen passed away. Sending you all lots of love and hugs. 💗

Kris will always be remembered for her beautiful smile, positive attitude and the love and joy she brought to all that were blessed to know her. She is so very missed. 💕
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Thinking of and remembering our beautiful Queen of Pink Heals, Kris, today on her Birthday. Sending lots of love and hugs to the Fitzgerald and Toborg Family. 💕 ... See MoreSee Less

Join us for our TENTH (WOW!!!) 💕Anniversary of our Pink Heals Annual Mother’s Day Walk!!!! 💗

Save the Date: May 12th!!
Opening Ceremonies: 7:30am

To Register:

www.runreg.com/pink-heals-10th-annual-mothers-day-walk

Thank you all for your continued support!!!! Last year was our most successful walk to date….but this year, with it being our 10 Year Anniversary, we would like to ask you to help us TOP last year!!

Please share, save the date… and join us on Mother’s Day, May 12th in Channahon!!! Hope to see you there!! 💕
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Our Mission

As the Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter, we use the color Pink not for breast cancer but because it is the color of women! To us, it should not matter what type of illness she or her family has. We as a society have become such a caused based society, when the time has come that we all become people based. Our slogan and mission is simple.

Our Vision

Pink Heals is targeting people not diseases. Although our main focus is the fight against cancer, we are here to serve those in need, no matter the illness. We are setting the example by being a true non-profit. 100% of every single fundraised dollar stays right here in the community. We are all volunteers, even at the National level. We are truly a movement for the people by the people. We are providing an environment through the pink fire trucks that is about love and hope first and about money second. Our pink fire trucks and pink police cars inspire; they bring the feel of love and caring right to the doorsteps of those in need. We team up with the community’s local police and fire departments, show up with lights and sirens, and deliver flowers, inspiration, support, love and sometimes financial help to those in need.

Pink Heals Tour

Pink Heals National Tour

“The Pink Heals Tour” and the “Cares Enough to Wear Pink” program is about our community, our family, our neighbors, and our leaders and how it will help bring us back together to focus on our own people now, rather than on promises that were never kept, opportunities that were lost, and things that might have been. Pink will heal as long as we do it in service to our women and what they mean to us in our communities, not just because they are sick or stricken with cancer. Because if we use illness as the sole motivation for action, once the sickness is gone, so is our cause for coming together.”
Dave Graybill (Pink Heals Founder)

Our Story

Matt Fleck, a Joliet firefighter, and his wife Sandra, a market leader for Heartland Bank and Trust, were tired of writing checks to large organizations and not knowing where the money went. Sandra’s sister and mother are both cancer survivors, and they witnessed firsthand how cancer can strike. Matt and Sandra wanted to give back to their local community, and they wanted to ensure the funds went to people who actually needed help. In 2012, the Pink Heals Tour made a stop in Joliet at their request. There were over 1,000 people in attendance for the first Pink Heals Event in Joliet. The event raised $12,000, and they were able to give the earnings to a local cancer treatment center.

In January 2013, Matt and Sandra formed the Joliet Area Chapter along with Casey and Angie Caldwell, Chris Baltz, Alyssa Cicero and Dawn Bluemke. We are grateful for their help along the way!

The last seven years have been amazing. We currently have 3 Pink Vehicles, ADDISON, TINA and KRIS.  The growth of our organization would not be possible without the help of our volunteers and the amazing community support. The start of our Annual Mother’s Day Walk in 2015 has helped us continue our Mission…Spreading love, hope, hugs and support to those battling in our community. Thank you for your continued support! We could not do this without all of you!