Henderson went all pink for Lucy Nash on Monday.
Every school wore pink to support the Cairo Elementary student who collapsed at recess after her heart stopped beating on the first day of school last Wednesday.
Scores of pictures of student groups wearing pink, or showing a pinkie painted pink—another way to show support—were posted to social media sites.
Businesses and governmental bodies showed support as well. Employees there also posted numerous photos of pink-clad employees or pink pinkies.
One resident, Kevin Stevenson, trekked to 29 businesses to take pictures of employees in pink. After, he informed on his feed that more businesses he couldn’t make it to sent photos, so he posted those as well.
Additionally, many parents posted pictures of their children wearing pink as they left for school in the morning.
Really, though, there was no method to accurately measure the amount of support for Lucy in Henderson Monday except to say it was everywhere.
Over the weekend, a plan to support Lucy by wearing pink to school and work on Monday gained steam on social media, as did the gesture of painting a pinkie finger pink. Messages can be found under the hashtag #pinkiesupforlucy.
A GoFundMe account has been set up by Lucy’s aunt, Johnance Strueh, to help defray medical costs for the family. To find it, go to gofundme.com and search #pinkiesupforlucy.
And it was posted on Facebook that a fund has been set up at Field & Main bank for those who would like to donate to help cover medical and other expenses.
The PCMA will honor Lucy and her family at 6 p.m. Thursday at the ball fields on Lincoln Avenue. “Lucy left her mark at PCMA by always having a smile and wearing her pink helmet,” said the announcement. At the gathering, pink ribbons will be tied to the fence representing all the hearts she touched, said the announcement.
Lucy was lifeflighted to Riley’s Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis where she has been since Wednesday night.
