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SOU TR 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 /> October 5, 2012 <br /> Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-235-5853 <br /> SOUTH BEND FIRE FIGHTERS VOLUNTEER IN LOCAL SALONS <br /> SOUTH BEND The South Bend Fire Department and South Bend Firefighters Local <br /> 362 are partnering with two local salons to help raise awareness and funds for breast <br /> cancer. The South Bend Fire Department and South Bend Firefighters'Local 362 <br /> launched its annual pink t-shirt campaign last month to help support a local charity, <br /> Young Survivors. <br /> South Bend Firefighters are volunteering at the following local salons to sweep, serve <br /> beverages, and help the salons: <br /> • Saturday, October 6 at Tru Salon Spa located at 3520N. Bendix from 8:00 a.m. to <br /> 12:00 p.m. <br /> • Thursday, October 11 at Nicholas J. Salon and Spa located at 1251 Eddy St. Suite <br /> 108 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. <br /> Members of the South Bend Fire Department will wear the campaign T-shirts during the <br /> month of October while on-duty. The proceeds from the pink t-shirt campaign will go <br /> toward the Young Survivors group in South Bend. The South Bend Fire Department is <br /> selling the shirts at the Central Fire Station at 1222 S. Michigan St. The shirts will also be <br /> available at Local 362 Union Hall at 4025 Lincoln Way West. T-shirts cost $15 and all <br /> proceeds from the shirt sales go directly to the Young Survivors group. <br /> Young Survivors is a group that provides clinical breast exams, mammograms, and <br /> diagnostic services for women who are under 40 and do not have access to mammograms <br /> because of their age. They also provide a support group for breast cancer patients. The <br /> Fire Department Administration and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) <br /> Local 362 are leading support for this effort to raise awareness and funding for local <br /> women. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />