Norwich Career Firefighters Association goes pink for breast cancer
NORWICH – The Norwich Career Fire Fighters Association Local 1404 is doing its part in the fight against breast cancer this year, opting to sport pink “Keep A Breast” T-shirts throughout the month of October.
The local firefighters association will also be taking orders for anyone interested in purchasing one of the $20 shirts, with all proceeds benefiting the Keep A Breast Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of breast cancer through the education of today’s youth.
The Care Enough to Wear Pink resolution, recently issued by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), charged numerous fire fighter associations across the country to help in the fight against breast cancer.
While the resolution only asked participating departments to wear their respective pink T- shirts for six days in early October – recognized by the American Cancer Society as Breast Cancer Awareness Month – the local chapter of the IAFF decided to don them for its entirety.
In addition, the Care Enough to Wear Pink resolution called for each local association to donate at least 50 percent of all proceeds to a women’s cancer organization of its choice. The Norwich Fire Fighters Association opted to donate 100 percent.
“Probably every guy here has been touched by cancer at some point in their life,” said Norwich Career Fire Fighters Association Vice President Wayne Law. “We try to do a couple of different cancer fundraisers throughout the year and this is just one more for us.”
Law said the department has tentative plans to make the breast cancer awareness fundraiser an annual event and reported that some departments have gone so far as to repaint fire trucks, ambulances and other emergency service vehicles pink for breast cancer awareness and research.
“This was a good opportunity for us to help out and hopefully someday they’ll figure out a cure,” said Law. “Cancer is something we deal with every day, with family members, with the people we transport – you can only hope for a cure.”
Law said there’s been considerable community interest in the pink shirts in the two days firefighters have been wearing them, and joked, “We make this look good.”
Monetary donations will also be accepted throughout the month and should be dropped off at the Norwich Fire Department, 31 East Main St. For more information on the Keep A Breast Foundation, visit www.keep-a-breast.org.
The local firefighters association will also be taking orders for anyone interested in purchasing one of the $20 shirts, with all proceeds benefiting the Keep A Breast Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of breast cancer through the education of today’s youth.
The Care Enough to Wear Pink resolution, recently issued by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), charged numerous fire fighter associations across the country to help in the fight against breast cancer.
While the resolution only asked participating departments to wear their respective pink T- shirts for six days in early October – recognized by the American Cancer Society as Breast Cancer Awareness Month – the local chapter of the IAFF decided to don them for its entirety.
In addition, the Care Enough to Wear Pink resolution called for each local association to donate at least 50 percent of all proceeds to a women’s cancer organization of its choice. The Norwich Fire Fighters Association opted to donate 100 percent.
“Probably every guy here has been touched by cancer at some point in their life,” said Norwich Career Fire Fighters Association Vice President Wayne Law. “We try to do a couple of different cancer fundraisers throughout the year and this is just one more for us.”
Law said the department has tentative plans to make the breast cancer awareness fundraiser an annual event and reported that some departments have gone so far as to repaint fire trucks, ambulances and other emergency service vehicles pink for breast cancer awareness and research.
“This was a good opportunity for us to help out and hopefully someday they’ll figure out a cure,” said Law. “Cancer is something we deal with every day, with family members, with the people we transport – you can only hope for a cure.”
Law said there’s been considerable community interest in the pink shirts in the two days firefighters have been wearing them, and joked, “We make this look good.”
Monetary donations will also be accepted throughout the month and should be dropped off at the Norwich Fire Department, 31 East Main St. For more information on the Keep A Breast Foundation, visit www.keep-a-breast.org.
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