Firefighters Raise Money For Breast Cancer Awareness Month In Prince George's County

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Prince George's County Firefighters and Medics will abandon their normal blue uniform shirt for the month of October and instead wear a shirt that says "Fight Cancer" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Department members will wear a blue shirt adorned with breast cancer awareness messages throughout October. Fire Chief Ben Barksdale hand-delivered three dozen shirts to the Brandywine Fire/EMS Station Friday.

“I am proud of the Department's effort to help raise awareness of breast cancer as well as all cancers and the importance of early detection," Barksdale said in a statement. "I encourage everyone to wear a t-shirt and help us raise awareness. In addition to our t-shirts, we utilize our pink fire and EMS units to help us raise cancer awareness year round."

Members of the department have donated tens of thousands of dollars to fund assistance, research and screening in Prince George's County and surrounding areas. For the seventh year, all proceeds raised by the department will be donated directly to breast cancer charities directly serving residents of Prince George's County through the Doctors Community Hospital Foundation.

Shirts for the members of our community are available by clicking here.

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