CV Firefighters Join Susan Komen Foundation in October.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, your Chula Vista Firefighters are joining the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s “Passionately Pink” campaign. During the month of October, the men and women of the Chula Vista Fire Department will be raising funds and awareness for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, a foundation dedicated to breast cancer research, support, and education. Your local firefighters will show that they are “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” and will be sporting pink shirts & hats during the month of October.

Additionally, Chula Vista fire engines will be adorned with magnetic pink ribbons, a symbol of the breast cancer awareness movement.

Those wishing to join the Chula Vista Fire Department in their fundraising efforts can make donations to the Susan G. Komen Foundation at www.passionatelypink.org via our official registered team “Chula Vista Firefighters.” Another way you can help is by eating at Chick-Fil-A. The restaurant Chick-Fil-A has offered to help in raising money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. On October 6, 12, 19, & 27, Chick-Fil-A will be donating a percentage of all sales made during 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Chick-Fil-A is located at 2089 Olympic Pkwy, Chula Vista, CA 91915. The Fire Department also encourages everyone to join us at the Komen Race for a Cure on November 6 at Balboa Park. For more info on breast cancer and the Komen Race for a Cure visit: http://www.komensandiego.org/.

Did you know?

• Breast cancer is the leading cancer among American women and second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths.
• More than two million women currently living in the U.S. have been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.
• Anyone can get breast cancer-women and men.
• Women age 40 and older are at greatest risk for being diagnosed.
• A small percentage of women under the age of 40 do develop breast cancer.
• About 85 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer DO NOT have a family history.
• Race is not considered a factor for increased risk of breast cancer.
• Women are less at risk of developing breast cancer if they eat a healthy diet and exercise.
• Early detection is the key to surviving breast cancer. When breast cancer is diagnosed at its earliest stages, the five-year survival rate is over 95 percent.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1.9 billion since its inception in 1982.

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