We Support Women and Their Families, Not Causes.
Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter
We fundraise for people, not causes. We put love and hope first and money second.
Yesterday, TINA, MICHELLE and MARGE stopped out to the Hope and Healing Cancer Center in New Lenox to surprise our two new friends, Sylvia and Kat!! What an awesome visit!!! Their families were there to show their love and support!! Thank you to Kristen for setting up the surprise for these two strong and beautiful ladies!! 💗💕 WE 💗 Sylvia and Kat!!! 💞
Thinking of the Locke family today. Addison passed away 11 years ago. We know this year, Addison would have graduated from High School.. this past December, she would have turned 18. She would be going off to college this Fall. It seems like yesterday… but 11 years have gone by. Her beautiful smile and how she united and inspired our community will never be forgotten. We love and miss you Addison. 💗 #d4a🐞
What an AMAZING day… and what an AWESOME community!!! Today, Wren rang the bell (and the siren)!! After 861 days of treatment.. she KICKED CANCER’S BUTT!! A HUGE THANK YOU to Channahon Police Department Channahon Fire Protection District projectfirebuddies and Village of Channahon, IL!!! When Wren and her family turned off 55 to Route 6… Channahon Police, Fire, Pink Heals and Project Fire Buddies escorted her home… THANK YOU to the Village of Channahon employees that stood outside to clap, wave and support Wren as she went by. Sending lots of love and hugs to the Wagoner family. 💗💕 Thank you for allowing Pink Heals to be part of this GREAT DAY!! We 💗 Wren!!!
Sending our love and hugs to the Darguzis, Ukovich, Cardone and Kunz family today. Our amazing friend and Pink Heals sister, Michelle, passed away 3 years ago. We hope we are doing her proud by carrying on her name. Pink Heals would not be what it is today without her friendship and support. She will live in our hearts forever. We love and miss you SO much, Michelle!!! 💗
We are only just a FEW WEEKS AWAY from one of our FAVORITE events!!!
Please join us on Sunday, August 11th from 2pm to 5pm at the Three Rivers Festival for our 4th Annual WINE DOWN!! This year… we have tons of wine coming… it is sure to be a great time!!!💗
Click the link below to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pink-heals-4th-annual-wine-down-event-at-three-rivers-festival-tickets-79893...
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to Channahon's Three Rivers Festival, our AMAZING partner Hawk VW, our wonderful friends at Happy Belly Chefs and we are excited to once again have Casey McGrath, Violinist / Fiddlerock for your entertainment!!
Tickets are $15 pre-sale or $20 at the door! 8 tastings… with an option to buy a full pour of your favorite wine for $5!!
Raffles, great food, awesome entertainment, wine and PINK HEALS!! 💕
Hope to see you there!! 💗
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!
