A Hairy Situation For Reading Police: No Shave November

READING, MA — The Reading Police Department is participating in No Shave November to benefit Home Base, an organization working to support veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and other deployment-related conditions.

Reading police officers are now allowed to wear well-kept facial hair year-round, but those who grow their beards out this month have pledged to donate $100 to Home Base.

Additionally, the Reading Police Department has also created a camouflage version of its uniform patch. The patch is available to anyone who would like one, in exchange for a donation to Home Base's No Shave program.

"Home Base is an important organization that supports both veterans and their families, by bringing awareness and resources to those veterans who may seek help," said Police Chief David Clark. "We are honored to partner with Home Base again this November in our 'No Shave' effort to help advance those efforts to support our nation's veterans."

To request a patch, send a self-addressed stamped envelope — as well as a check for $10 made out to Home Base — to the Reading Police Department, (attention: Community Service Officer Kristen O'Shaughnessy), 15 Union St., Reading, MA 01867.

To learn more about the Home Base No Shave program, click here.