The eleventh annual "Wicked in Pink" Motorcycle Run to benefit Mercy Medical Center's Sister Caritas Cancer Center drew 600 riders and 800 participants. The ride began at Southwick Recreation Center in Southwick and ended at the Polish American Club of Agawam in Feeding Hills. Riders were encouraged to wear their best pink outfits.
All proceeds are donated to the Patient Services Fund at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center. Event organizer and founder Bob Kaine Alves is a cancer survivor who was treated at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center, and he began the "Wicked in Pink" Motorcycle Run to show his thanks for the care he received. Alves also wants to show support to all those battling cancer and cancer survivors, as well as their families, friends, and caregivers.
Sister Caritas was able to cross off a bucket list item - she rode on the back of a motorcycle for the first time in her 100 years!