Parsippany Police Get Shaggy For Charity

PARSIPPANY, NJ - For the fourth time in as many years the officers will be setting aside their razors to raise money to fight cancer.

Members of Parsippany PBA Local 131 are participating in "No Shave November" and each member who wishes to grow a beard during the month of November has made a $50 donation to help fight cancer.

One in nine fathers, sons, brothers, partners, and friends will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, including more than 191,000 throughout the U.S. this year alone, officials said.

This November, members of Parsippany PBA Local 131 are putting down the razor and picking up the cause by participating in the Grow & Give campaign with ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer.

Donations will help fund research, patient programs that go directly to helping men and their families, free testing, educational programs, and more.

Those with questions can contact parsippanypba@gmail.com. Those interested in donating can do so through the fundraiser website.

This story is part of Patch's Headlining Hope series, which profiles local nonprofits and charitable organizations in need of volunteers and resources and highlights other work to help others. If you know of a local organization or initiative that should be profiled, contact russ.crespolini@patch.com

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