Clarksville, TN - Thursday night, the Passion of the Pink made a stop in Clarksville. The car is called Nissy and she is driven by Adam Miller who is on a mission to bring awareness to Cancer. Adam set out on a mission to drive Nissy coast to coast to help raise cancer awareness in general and to raise money for the Christie Clinic in Champagne, IL.
Starting the trip on May 26th, his first of 15 scheduled stops in Seattle will take him 6,500 miles across the country to the east coast and looping back to Gifford, IL, where he will present his donation check to the Cancer Center at the hospital. Adam made a stop here in Clarksville to visit with family members for a few hours before hitting the road heading North to Champ
agne, IL.
Along the way people are signing the car as Nissy and Adam make their way across the country. Any donations for the cause is greatly accepted. Adam who is a military veteran, having seen action in three wars, from Bosnia to Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is currently serving in the reserves and resides in Richland, WA.He has dedicated Nissy is to cancer showing multiple cancer ribbons and also dedication stickers for each branch of our military. Most of Adam's family has experienced the pain and suffering of the horrific disease cancer. His mother was diagnosed with skin cancer. One aunt has passed. Out of Adam's six aunts, three of them have had some form of cancer: One with breast cancer; one with brain, lung and skin cancer; and one with thyroid cancer. Nissy and Adam have made it easy for anyone to donate to the cause. Donations for trip cancer patients, and oncology sholarship,go to Bank of the West 7525 W. Canal Dr. Kennewick, WA 99336...Pay to...(FBO) "For Benefit Of", passion of the pink
You can follow updates along the way on facebook as Nissy and Adam log their journey across the country. Be sure to visit the website and facebook page to get complete details of their mission, route and much more. Be sure to let Nissy and Adam know you seen their story here on Active Rain.
Original article posted on Clarksville Online
June 4, 2011
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