A Garden of Hope Booms with Messages of Hope & Healing
Monmouth Medical Center Takes Its Roll Out The Ribbons Campaign Indoors This Fall.
Monmouth Medical Center’s Promenade of Hope— the focal point this past summer for the hospital’s Roll Out The Ribbons cancer awareness campaign— has blossomed into a Garden of Hope.
The hospital launched Roll Out The Ribbons, a unique awareness campaign designed to strengthen the fight against cancer and honor courageous individuals who have and are fighting the battle, on July 4 at Long Branch’s Oceanfest celebration to raise awareness of cancer in all its forms and educate the public about the importance of early detection and prevention. The Promenade of Hope— a half-mile stretch of railing along the boardwalk in Long Branch—enabled residents from local communities to dedicate multi-colored ribbons along the rail with messages of hope and healing to symbolize a united front in the fight against cancer.
Shortly after Labor Day, more than 2,000 Ribbons of Honor were successfully removed from the promenade and attached to a sevenfoot- tall ribbon sculpture. Currently on display on the upper level of the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, the sculpture is surrounded by colorful flowers in the Garden of Hope, which was made possible by Flowerful Events in Eatontown.
Like the Promenade of Hope, the Garden of Hope provides a beautiful visual reminder of the fight against all cancers and a soothing place where mall guests can reflect and hope for a future without cancer, according to Frank J. Vozos, M.D., FACS, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monmouth Medical Center. “The sculpture was designed specifically to hold thousands of ribbons to accommodate the ribbons inscribed at community events held in observance of Prostate and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September, Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November,” Dr Vozos says. Mall patrons can submit ribbons at the nearby kiosk as well as text in their ribbon messages, and ribbons will continue to be added to the sculpture through mid December.
It’s free and easy to submit a Ribbon of Honor:
• Electronically via the mall kiosk or at www.rollouttheribbons.com.
• Fill out a form in person at a participating retailer or fill out a ribbon at a community event as listed on www.rollouttheribbons.com.
• Text ROR <space>
