Friend to Friend Pink Event will be at Unity Center - Plainview Daily Herald










The Breast Ride Ever, or a part of it, is coming to Floyd County Unity Center on Saturday, and Harley rider Jolene Boone of Lubbock says it truly will be the best ride ever. She and 12 other women will ride their decorated Harley-Davidson motorcycles to the Friend to Friend Pink Event in support of breast cancer awareness. The cycles will be on display during the day.
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Dr. Candy Arentz, assistant professor in the department of surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, will be the main speaker. Arentz specializes in breast surgery and oncology.

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