Smith Concrete, a Division of Shelly Materials, will use two
cancer-fighting concrete trucks primarily at job sites in Washington
and Guernsey counties this spring. The trucks also will travel to jobs
in Athens, Coshocton, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties in Ohio, as
well as locations in West Virginia.
The trucks will carry the American Cancer Society's logos for the
next five years. Drivers of both trucks will wear pink hard hats and
carry the society's cancer information in their cabs. One truck will be
painted pink, the other light blue, and both will feature American
Cancer Society logos.
In 2009, the American Cancer Society
provided free help to 89 families in Coshocton County and 441 families
in Muskingum County. The society is on pace to help more families in
these communities this year. Assistance provided includes free lodging,
support groups, answers to treatment and insurance questions, focused
help for breast cancer and prostate cancer patients, travel to
treatment, and overall assistance throughout the cancer journey.
Local
help comes from local support of Relay For Life, community-based events
that are the world's largest movement to end cancer. Coshocton County's
24-hour relay event will be May 14.