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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> September 22, 2012 <br /> Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-235-5853 <br /> SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT <br /> BREAST CANCER <br /> SOUTH BEND—The South Bend Fire Department will launch its annual pink T-shirt <br /> campaign on Monday, September 24th at 3:30 p.m. The event will take place at the <br /> Central Fire Station at 1222 S. Michigan Street. The campaign will help raise awareness <br /> and funds for breast cancer. <br /> "It is important to all of us to support prevention efforts along with diagnostics and <br /> treatment for women that have been diagnosed with the disease," said Steve Cox, South <br /> Bend Fire Chief. "For those reasons, it is important to the members of the South Bend <br /> Fire Department to support a group that has outreach in our local community and will <br /> have direct impact here." <br /> According to Young Survivors, 10% of all women in the United States are diagnosed <br /> with a form of breast cancer during their lifetime. Members of the South Bend Fire <br /> Department will wear the campaign T-shirts during the month of October while on-duty. <br /> The proceeds from the pink T-shirt campaign will go toward the Young Survivors group <br /> in South Bend. Young Survivors is a group that provides clinical breast exams, <br /> mammograms, and diagnostic services for women who are under 40 and do not have <br /> access to mammograms because of their age. They also provide a support group for <br /> breast cancer patients. The Fire Department Administration and the International <br /> Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)Local 362 are leading support for this effort to raise <br /> awareness and funding for local women. <br /> On Monday, September 24th the South Bend Fire Department will begin selling the shirts <br /> at the Central Fire Station at 1222 S. Michigan St. The shirts will also be available at <br /> Local 362 Union Hall at 4025 Lincoln Way West. T-shirts cost $15 and all proceeds from <br /> the shirt sales go directly to the Young Survivors group. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />