Purple Ribbons in Lawndale... (Charlotte, Monroe: home, telephone, photos)

[SunnyKayak]

Does anyone know why the city of Lawndale has purple ribbons hanging from, telephone polls, mailboxes & street signs all the way thru town?

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183979_188519361187026_100000868894471_434326_8842 55_n.jpg (broken link)
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181725_188519274520368_100000868894471_434325_1489 977_n.jpg (broken link)

[bs13690]

Possibly this

The Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign: The Purple Ribbon Initiative (http://dvam.vawnet.org/campaigns/purple-ribbon.php - broken link)

but Wikipedia says purple ribbon usage is pretty ubiquitous.

Purple ribbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[LakesideAnnie]

<shrug> I would have thought it was in honor of Phylicia Barnes because her favorite color was/is purple.
$25,000 reward in Phylicia Barnes case - CharlotteObserver.com (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/29/2018438/25000-reward-in-phylicia-barnes.html - broken link) but Lawndale isn't close to Monroe.
Hmmm... Purple Ribbons can be used to commemorate all types of things: Purple Ribbon Products, Awareness Products Online
OK, I'll admit; I don't really know.

[bs13690]

According to the nice lady at the Lawndale Historical Society, they are in honor a 22 year old cystic fibrosis patient who had a double lung transplant. He is currently back home and doing well.

[SunnyKayak]

^^ Thanks for looking into it. thanks I hope he does well it nice that everyone in community shows support for him. These ribbons have been up since about last fall.