The Instituto Mário Penna’s Pink October actions are in full swing. In partnership with Instituto Galo, this Wednesday, the 13th, it was time to take the message of breast cancer prevention to the MRV Arena.
The president of Instituto Mário Penna, Marco Antônio Viana Leite, along with 11 breast cancer patients (As Entrelaçadas, a support group formed by women warriors who share their experiences), visited Atlético’s future “home”, where they were welcomed by mascot Galo Doido and by members of the board of the team and the Galo Institute.
They participated in a technical visit with a simulation of how the team’s stadium will work and, at the end, each one who was present received a pink balloon to write a message about Pink October. Soon after, they were directed to the construction deck and released the balloons in an atmosphere of hope, faith and a lot of joy.
“This partnership is very important. With this union, we were able to reach more people and help prevent and fight breast cancer. Bringing patients here, and hearing the reports, is very exciting. This gives us even more strength to continue in the daily struggle for an increasingly better and more humanized treatment”; says Marco Antônio.