Reading Police Department to Wear and Offer Pink Patches and Badges in Recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
READING — Members of the Reading Police Department will once again be wearing special patches and badges this October to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Officers will be wearing pink patches throughout October in support of breast cancer awareness. Dispatchers and other non-sworn staff will wear special pink shirts. This has become an annual tradition at the Reading Police Department in recognition and support of individuals who have been affected by breast cancer.
Patches will also be available for $10 to members of the public. All proceeds will go to the Tanner Ta Ta Foundation, which serves Middlesex County and has supported numerous Reading families since it was founded in 2009.
To purchase a commemorative patch, checks may be made out to the Tanner Ta Ta Foundation and sent to the Reading Police Department, 15 Union St., Reading, MA 01867 (attn: Community Service Officer DaLonn Pearson). Those requesting patches should also include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
About the Tanner Ta Ta Foundation
The Tanner Ta Ta Foundation offers targeted personal support and services to those experiencing a breast cancer diagnosis, including providing meals, gift cards, literature for family members, clothing, personal care items, emotional support and more.
The Foundation also offers a healthy survivor program, which reimburses survivors $200 a year for costs related to gym memberships, fitness trackers, yoga classes, online fitness programming, massage therapy, and more.
To learn more, visit: https://tannertatas.org/.
