CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - The City of Chicopee raised a pink ribbon flag to recognize those who've been affected by breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. City officials and community members gathered outside Chicopee City Hall to watch the pink ribbon flag be raised. The flag was raised to show support and solidarity for breast cancer awareness, screening, and prevention efforts. Springfield Charter School’s varsity girls soccer team raising funds to support breast cancer research One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and there are currently more than four million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. 22News spoke to the community about what it means to see the flag raised for people fighting or recovering from cancer. "Everybody knows somebody who has been touched by breast cancer. Either they know somebody who they've had the diagnosis themselves. So just seeing everybody coming together like the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raising this flag, it's just it's really touching," said Tammy Shafer of Chicopee. After the flag-raising, a fundraiser was held in City Hall to support Rays Of Hope for breast cancer research. To continue the fight against breast cancer, the Rays of Hope Walk and Run will be held at the Temple Beth El in Springfield on October 27th. Local News Headlines Fall weather boosts tourism, business at local farms Statehouse Spotlight: A bill and a lawsuit Hatfield launches $3.8M water and sewer upgrade project State employees target of cyberattack WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.