Mom and me pink ribbon day Oct. 11

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. has partnered with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Southwest Florida and the American Cancer Society of South Gulf Coast Area to present a program to educate more than 250 girls and moms about breast health education and importance of breast cancer screening. The event will take place at Girl Scout Camp Caloosa, 19931 State Road 31, North Fort Myers, on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Girls will range in age from 5 to 17. Presentations will be age-level appropriate for each age group and will include an awareness of the disease, good health and nutrition, and the importance of girls 18 or older and moms to have annual breast screenings. Other activities will include making pink ribbons, tie-dying pink T-shirts, and playing games and participating in relay races.

The program is not open to the public.

For more information, call Amy Gainey at (239) 561-1800, ext. 402 or (941) 302-0173.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, and cure.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. is chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA and serves more than 10,000 girls in Manatee, Hardee, Highlands, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendy, and Collier counties.