This month, adding some purple beauties to your garden, or your floral bouquets, can do more than please the eye — it can raise money for research in the fight against pancreatic cancer, the country’s fourth leading cause of cancer death. Plant Purple—Grow Hope, an annual fundraising effort started by Toledo native Kelly Kinney after the loss of her brother Bret Connors to the disease, allows growers to donate part of the proceeds from the sales of purple flowers during the months of May and June to Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), that is devoted to finding a cure. For participating retailers, visit www.maumeevalleygrowers.com.
Planting hope
This month, adding some purple beauties to your garden, or your floral bouquets, can do more than please the eye — it can raise money for research in the fight against pancreatic cancer, the country’s fourth leading cause of cancer death. Plant Purple—Grow Hope, an annual fundraising effort started by Toledo native Kelly Kinney after the loss of her brother Bret Connors to the disease, allows growers to donate part of the proceeds from the sales of purple flowers during the months of May and June to Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), that is devoted to finding a cure. For participating retailers, visit www.maumeevalleygrowers.com.
