Raising "awareness" is not the same as raising money, and it's not supposed to be. In an ideal world, raising awareness raises more money from other sources (fans, vendors, etc) that don't funnel through the NFL than the NFL spends on the pink stuff. The same complaint is often made about athletes who start a foundation to raise money: Why not just donate the $1 million to your cause rather than setting up and funding a foundation to raise money?

I know some folks here gave you answers, but I think you should also check with your state's ruling body.

Coaches vs Cancer 4 or 5 years ago. A crew I was working with did the pink whistle and lanyard thing (no lanyard for me thank you;)), and the shirt in the link below. It was a great time and we all donated our checks to event. This year my association is donating one game check in the first week of feb to a similar cause. It gets a write up in the local fish wrap, and an announcement will be made prior to our game about our donation. I highly doubt IHSA has an issue with this. If they did I doubt it would go over very well given the sensitive nature of this disease. Nor would I care. Get with the other ref/refs and wear your pink. Once the ball tips no one is going to care what color your whistle is. The only difference is when a coach yells at you is he turns pink instead of red.:D

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