Runners participating in the Color Me Pink 5K run got started on Linden Street in Scranton on Saturday. Fred Adams | For Times Leader

Runners participating in the Color Me Pink 5K run got started on Linden Street in Scranton on Saturday.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader

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<p>Grace Bennett, 16, of Clarks Summit was the female winner of the Color Me Pink 5K run with a time of 22:10.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

Grace Bennett, 16, of Clarks Summit was the female winner of the Color Me Pink 5K run with a time of 22:10.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader
<p>Matthew Felicia, 21, of Medford, New Jersey, and a student at the University of Scranton, was the overall winner of the Color Me Pink 5K run with a time of 17:29.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

Matthew Felicia, 21, of Medford, New Jersey, and a student at the University of Scranton, was the overall winner of the Color Me Pink 5K run with a time of 17:29.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader
<p>Runners participating in the Color Me Pink 5K run got started on Linden Street in Scranton on Saturday.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

Runners participating in the Color Me Pink 5K run got started on Linden Street in Scranton on Saturday.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader
<p>Dr. Francis Mecadon, of Pittston, is congratulated by his daughters Kingsley, 5, and Ophelia, 7, upon winning the Gentlemen’s Dash.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

Dr. Francis Mecadon, of Pittston, is congratulated by his daughters Kingsley, 5, and Ophelia, 7, upon winning the Gentlemen’s Dash.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader
<p>Dr. Francis Mecadon, of Pittston, won the Gentlemen’s Dash, one of the highlight events of Paint the Planet Pink, on Saturday in Scranton.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

Dr. Francis Mecadon, of Pittston, won the Gentlemen’s Dash, one of the highlight events of Paint the Planet Pink, on Saturday in Scranton.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader
<p>The Gentlemen’s Dash on Linden Street in Scranton was one of the highlight events of Paint the Planet Pink on Saturday.</p> <p>Fred Adams | For Times Leader</p>

The Gentlemen’s Dash on Linden Street in Scranton was one of the highlight events of Paint the Planet Pink on Saturday.

Fred Adams | For Times Leader

Paint the Planet Pink, formerly known as Paint Pittston Pink, held two of its signature events on Saturday in Scranton, included the running of a 5K and the Gentlemen’s Dash, which features local men wearing high heels and racing each other.

Paint the Planet Pink rebranded at the end of 2023, but its goals remain the same. The organization of the same name has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research since its inception.

Upcoming events on the Paint the Planet Pink calendar include:

• Sept. 28 – Community awards, Charley Trippi Stadium at Pittston Area High School

• Sept. 29 – Purse bingo, St. Maria Goretti Banquet Hall, Laflin

• Sept. 30 – Paint PAZZO Pink

• Oct. 4 – Paint The Red Mill Pink

• Dec. 6 – It’s a Wonderful Life