2:45 p.m.
Throughout the month of October, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department will be sporting pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month and to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure campaign that funds both research for a cure as well as treatment for under-insured women and men suffering from this disease.
The month of October has been utilized nationally in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness, and the International Association of Firefighters is showing its support with fire departments across the country wearing pink.
This particular cause is close to home for a few members of the fire department who have close family members fighting and surviving breast cancer.
The Department’s Health-Wellness committee urges its membership and community to get annual screenings for cancers, such as breast, prostate, and colon, that appear to have a higher likelihood of successful treatment when identified in the early stages.
Donations for the Susan G. Komen campaign on behalf of our department can be made online through www.passionatelypink.org. Click on “give to a team” and search for Bainbridge Island IAFF Fire Department. Donations are made under the team captain’s name, Firefighter Kyle Moerke. Checks written out to Susan G. Komen for the Cure also can be dropped off at the Department’s business office, located at Station 21, 8895 Madison Avenue NE.
Members of the BIFD are challenging other local departments to get their pink on!
Photo courtesy of BIFD.