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Mill Pond sets lantern release in honor of World Cancer Day

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Mill Pond Health Campus, a provider of senior health and hospitality services, will be recognizing World Cancer Day with a memorial lantern release on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m.

World Cancer Day is a global event that "aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease."

Community members who have lost a friend or loved one to cancer are invited to join Mill Pond Health Campus, 1014 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle, in illuminating the sky in honor of those who have passed.

Remembering those who have been lost, and honoring those memories, is an important part of World Cancer Day. Through ceremonies such as Mill Pond's lantern release, community members can raise awareness, find solace, and reignite hope as we search for a cure.

To learn more about Mill Pond and its events and programs, persons may visit www.millpondhc.com or call 653-4397.

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  • While the idea of launching a sky lantern in honor of a loved one is a beautiful idea, environmentally it is a nightmare. These lanterns pose a threat to animals and can cause injury, suffering and death by ingestion, entanglement and entrapment. Sharp parts can tear and puncture an animal's throat or stomach causing internal bleeding or death. Animals entangled in fallen lantern frames suffer injury and stress trying to get free and some even starve to death. Marine life is also endangered by lanterns falling into lakes, ponds and oceans.

    Additionally, they are a fire hazard and have been banned in many countries and several states in the U. S. In Hanoi, Viet Nam there were eight fires in workshops and houses caused by the lanterns. Fields and barns as well as forests have caught on fire from these lanterns.

    They are illegal in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Austria, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Spain, Germany and parts of Canada have banned their use.

    I would hope you might consider a healthier alternative to these lanterns such as planting a tree in memory of a loved one or use static lanterns that don't launch into the sky.

    -- Posted by BillyBaggins on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, at 4:37 PM
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