Pink Vikings Week set for Oct. 10-14 at Central High

Walled Lake Central will be presenting Pink Vikings Week, a Cancer Awareness Week, from Monday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct. 14.

The highlight of the week will be a benefit concert held on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the school’s football stadium from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

The benefit concert will feature Cinco DeVille as the opening act for nationally-recognized Fifty Amp Fuse. Both bands are donating their talents for the cause.

The 2010 State Champion Viking band will also be participating in the concert.

Pink Vikings T-shirts can be purchased in advance for $15 and will include a ticket to get into the concert. T-shirts can be pre-ordered by emailing wlc.su2@yahoo.com or by purchasing them through the student council. T-shirts will also be sold at the concert for $10.

Tickets for the concert will be $10 at the gate. Children 5 and under will be admitted free of charge.

The proceeds from the event will benefit Stand Up To Cancer, a new initiative created to accelerate cancer research for new patient therapies.