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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-24-2012 South Bend Fire Department Seeks To Raise Awareness About Breast Cancer SpU TH 8F � G z s 1865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2012 Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications Phone: 574-235-5853 SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BREAST CANCER SOUTH BEND—The South Bend Fire Department will launch its annual pink T-shirt campaign on Monday, September 24th at 3:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Central Fire Station at 1222 S. Michigan Street. The campaign will help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. "It is important to all of us to support prevention efforts along with diagnostics and treatment for women that have been diagnosed with the disease," said Steve Cox, South Bend Fire Chief. "For those reasons, it is important to the members of the South Bend Fire Department to support a group that has outreach in our local community and will have direct impact here." According to Young Survivors, 10% of all women in the United States are diagnosed with a form of breast cancer during their lifetime. Members of the South Bend Fire Department will wear the campaign T-shirts during the month of October while on-duty. The proceeds from the pink T-shirt campaign will go toward the Young Survivors group in South Bend. Young Survivors is a group that provides clinical breast exams, mammograms, and diagnostic services for women who are under 40 and do not have access to mammograms because of their age. They also provide a support group for breast cancer patients. The Fire Department Administration and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)Local 362 are leading support for this effort to raise awareness and funding for local women. On Monday, September 24th the South Bend Fire Department will begin selling the shirts at the Central Fire Station at 1222 S. Michigan St. The shirts will also be available at Local 362 Union Hall at 4025 Lincoln Way West. T-shirts cost $15 and all proceeds from the shirt sales go directly to the Young Survivors group. 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 SpU TH 8F � G z s 1865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Contact Kim Zobrosky, Young Survivors Group Facilitator and eight year breast cancer survivor at 574-251-0916 for more information about the Young Survivors organization. 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892