HOOD RIVER — March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a cause meaningful to Hood River business owners Whitney Osborn of Spirited Roots Farm and Dani Annala of Dani’s Kitchen Shop. The two will host a pop-up shop offering custom cookies and flowers March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dani’s Kitchen Shop, 1545 Osprey Drive, Hood River.

“With a stark rise in colorectal cancer in young people, both have had a dear friend diagnosed only in their mid-30s with the disease,” said a press release. “In response to this, Annala started an annual fundraising and awareness campaign in March 2023, gaining overwhelming support and growth each year.”