COURTESY TOWBOAT US

Five TowBoatUS operations from Virginia to Florida have partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to raise funds for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“We wanted to bring our message of awareness and support to the water, where our TowBoatUS families work and help boaters every day,” vice president of public affairs Scott Croft said in a statement. “The five TowBoatUS companies participating in our third annual breast cancer awareness campaign understand what it’s like to have loved ones stricken with this horrible disease.”

The five locally owned and operated companies include:

• TowBoatUS Reedville, Va.

• TowBoatUS Lake Norman, N.C.

• TowBoatUS Charleston, S.C.

• TowBoatUS Chickamauga Lake, Tenn.

• TowBoatUS Charlotte Harbor, Fla.

Each company operates a pink TowBoatUS response vessel during October with QR codes on the hull sides to make donations. The companies are also partnering with local businesses, fishing tournaments, marinas, restaurants, and resorts to raise funds for the NBCF.