Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk is asking his deputies to dress a little differently this October. In addition to their regular uniforms, he and his deputies will wear pink bracelets and lapel pins in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The new accessories are tied to the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink annual campaign, which asks men across the country to wear pink and fundraise toward breast cancer research.
This is the first year with a North Georgia division, said campaign coordinator Chrissy Seals. Sisk and 17 other men from North Georgia will wear pink every day as part of the local launch.
Their goal is to raise $30,000.
“A lot of people suffer silently during this tough time,” Sisk said of breast cancer, adding that the Sheriff’s Office has participated in other memorial events like candlelight vigils in honor of those lost to breast cancer. “[Cancer] takes the wind out of your sails, but we want to show our support.”