Columbia, MO – Judy Baker, candidate for Congress in Missouri’s Ninth District, welcomed the national Pink Ribbon Tour and its famous pink fire truck to Columbia today. Baker and the tour’s creator Dave Graybill spoke about the need to increase awareness of the preventative care, like mammograms, which saves the lives of thousands of women.

“The Pink Ribbon Tour is one of the many events reminding families about the importance of mammograms to diagnose breast cancer early and save lives,” Baker said. “Dave and the fire fighters traveling the country wearing pink remind us of an issue that affects millions of families. This is a treatable disease when diagnosed early, I encourage women to monitor their health through breast screenings and mammograms.”

The Pink Ribbon Tour was created by Arizona fire fighter Dave Graybill. Through the generosity of donors, Graybill and a team of firefighters have traveled thousands of miles since June 19 to bring awareness to the issue of breast cancer.

According to Graybill: “We want the women in this country who see a fire fighter or police officer in pink, to please go and get a mammogram. As we sell our merchandise and raise money, we would like our pink truck and statue to go on missions of love to a breast cancer patient’s home and bring her hope.”

Baker joined thousands of others and signed the truck on behalf of her mother and two aunts who are breast cancer survivors.