Mutant Window Cleaners With A Touch Of Pink

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made an appearance at Children's of Alabama to wash the windows at the Benjamin Russell Building and bring smiles to the young patients. They scaled down the 15 story hospital building stopping at every floor to see the kids. The superheroes work for Squeegee Cleaning Services of Chelsea. Over 200 patients watched the show. Brian Danner, 12.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle window washers amaze young patients at Children's Hospital (Birmingham, Alabama): Window washers dressed as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made an appearance at Children's of Alabama to wash the windows at the Benjamin Russell Building and bring smiles to the young patients. The window washers dressed as Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael.

They scaled down the 15 story hospital building stopping at every floor to see the kids. The superheroes work for Squeegee Cleaning Services of Chelsea. Young patients dressed up as their favorite Ninja Turtle and crowded around the windows in the waiting areas with their parents and nurses to see the four superheroes descend on ropes and cables outside. Patients were giving Ninja Turtle capes and masks to wear during the event.

Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael scaled down the building, stopping at every floor to see the kids. Patients were giving Ninja Turtle capes and masks to wear.

Fist bumps, waves and laughter filled the rooms on every floor. To bring attention to Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Children's is "Celebrating Our Heroes" this week to bring awareness to the hospital's patients own heroic battles they fight daily. HOAR teamed up with Children's of Alabama for the event. The patients got to meet the Ninja Turtle Superheroes for photos and a meet and greet when they returned to earth.

A touch of pink.

Huntsville Firefighters window clean with think pink theme (Huntsville/Lake of Bays): Fire Department participates in the CIBC Run for the Cure – an annual five-kilometer run that raises funds for breast cancer research – and these local firefighters are going all out with a team effort to raise money and awareness. For this year’s event, the Huntsville team, which is called Breast Rescue, will be clad in pink bunker gear. “We got 14 suits donated to us by Starfield Lion, the company that makes our gear,” said Gary Monahan, deputy fire chief of Huntsville/Lake of Bays. “Some of the stations are training as a group [for Run for the Cure].

I have about 24 people that want to jump into the 14 suits. For some it hits close to home as they’ve had a loved one that’s been affected by breast cancer, so it will be tough to determine who gets to wear the pink gear.” Gearing up for the run, that will be held in Bracebridge on Sunday, Oct. 5, the firefighters will be on the fundraising trail.

This Saturday you will find them at the new Capstone Market and Tim Hortons offering to squeegee vehicle windows for a donation. They will also have pink T-shirts with the department’s official insignia on the front and the “Breast Rescue” team name on the back, available for a minimum donation of $25. “We’ll have a ladder truck there with a banner so that people can see it from a distance,” said Monahan. “We want people to know that if they’re coming to Tim Hortons they’re going to inundated with pink.” The firefighters will offer their window cleaning services from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and donations can be made in cash or by cheque and credit card on site. People can also donate directly to the team online.