BATH Some folks paint the town red. The Bath Hammondsport Relay for Life plans to paint the town purple.

Literally.

Relay volunteers plan to paint several crosswalks in the Village of Bath purple May 1 to bring attention to the July 10-11 Relay for Life at the Hammondsport Firemen's Park.

"Purple is the color of the Relay," organizer Rita Hoover noted last week. Nationally, Relay volunteers have participated in the Relay's Paint the Town Purple campaign since the event's founding 25 years ago.

This is the first year for a local Paint the Town Purple effort.

Shades of purple are expected to spring up in several village locations. According to Hoover, Bath Mayor David Wallace who already is wearing a purple wristband will help volunteers hang purple bunting on the Liberty Street municipal building. Local businesses in both Bath and Hammondsport are being asked to hang purple decorations pointing to their support of the American Cancer Society.

Individuals can also have some fun with the color purple. The American Cancer Society has the following suggestions:

• Decorate a fence, front porch or door with purple baloons.

• Tie purple ribbons around trees in the neighborhood.

• Wear purple clothing

• Take Mayor Wallace's cue and wear your own purple wristband.

Funds raised at the annual Relay for Life are donated to the American Cancer Society in support of research into a cure for cancer.

This year's Relay will kick off at 6 :30 p.m. July 10, with the traditional Survivor's Walk scheduled for 10 p.m.

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