MultimediaPhotos Paint the Park By Eli Hartman - September 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Photos from Paint the Park hosted by West Texas Gifts of Hope Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. 1 of 11 Hazeus the tortoise crawls around the Paint the Park event put on by West Texas Gifts of Hope Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. The Paint the Park event aims to raise awareness within the community about those affected by all types of cancer and honor not only those who have lost their lives to the disease but honor those who are currently battling cancer and also those who have survived. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) From left, Janet Chandler and Gina Zaragoza help Krista Castillo, 10, and her grandmother register to take part in West Texas Gifts of Hope’s Paint the Park fun run Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. The Paint the Park event aims to raise awareness within the community about those affected by all types of cancer and honor not only those who have lost their lives to the disease but honor those who are currently battling cancer and also those who have survived. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Cancer awareness supporters walk around Memorial Garden Park as they take part in the West Texas Gifts of Hope Paint the Park event Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Paint the Park participants converse among flags erected in memorial for victims of cancer during the West Texas Gifts of Hope annual Paint the Park event Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. This year West Texas Gifts of hope flew a variety of flags to honor those who lost their lives to cancer but also to support those who are suffering from a particular type of cancer. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) The Simmons family walks among flags erected to support victims and survivors of cancer during the West Texas Gifts of Hope Paint the Park event Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Cancer awareness supporters walk around Memorial Garden Park as they take part in the West Texas Gifts of Hope Paint the Park event Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) District 3 City Councilwoman Detra White speaks during the Paint the Park event hosted by West Texas Gifts of Hope Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) From left, OPD Public Relations Manager Monica Quintero, CBS7 anchorman Jay Hendricks and Chief of Police Michael Gerke read the names of those who have lost their battle with cancer or are currently battling cancer during the West Texas Gifts of Hope Paint the Park event Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) The Simmons family walks among flags erected to support victims and survivors of cancer during the West Texas Gifts of Hope Paint the Park event Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Participants run through clouds of dye as they take part in the West Texas Gifts of Hope annual Paint the Park fun run Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Lucan McIntosh, 8, runs through clouds of color as he participates in the Paint the Park color run hosted by West Texas Gifts of Hope Saturday morning at Memorial Garden Park. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) Like this:Like Loading... Related Featured Local Savings Featured Local Savings