Pink cancer pins

[phansen]

NFHS

I was asked to wear a pink lapel pin on my officials uniform in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They were handing them out at the gate entrance. All the players wore pink socks and there was recognition during the pre-game about what they were doing and some local breast cancer survivors were introduced.
This was a first for me. Has anyone else been asked? Your response?

[whitehat]

I think it would be appropriate as long as the entire crew wore them and there was nothing of a team logo for one team or another on it. I know some are using pink whistles, etc... shows we zebras are not only mammals but human as well

[Cobra]

Nothing against you guys but the whole pink thing is pretty stupid. If you want to help breast cancer then make a donation; don't rely on some company to make a donation, and don't just use some random thing which is pink and think that you are helping.

Kentucky Fried Chicken sells Buckets for the Cure. So if someone buys a bucket of fried chicken they are helping breast cancer, but when they eat the chicken that doesn't really do anything to prevent heart disease which is the #1 killer of women in the United States.

Then there is smoking which kills about 440,000 people every year is the US, while breast cancer is about 39,000 deaths per year. All of this time and effort is spent on trying to figure out how to stop breast cancer. We already know how to stop a number of diseases caused by one product but I don't see the NFL having a "Ban Cigarettes Month".

Breast cancer is a problem. The excessive use of pink is a fad. YouTube - Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?

[JRutledge]

My crew has been wearing pink whistles for all games in October. Last year we had some wristbands that were pink as well for our first round playoff game as that was in October as well.

The best part of that playoff game was that we had a few women came up to us immediately after the game and want to have the pink wristbands and we gave them to them. They reason were cancer survivors and they wanted something that showed they survived this disease with these symbols. I was skeptical about wearing the wristbands before the game until that very moment. Considering that these were African-American Women and my aunt in 2001 died from this disease that made me very happy considering that African-American women die more than the vast public that is diagnosed with breast cancer. These symbols are about awareness of the disease and proceeds to research to that disease. We did not make a big issue of wearing them or even have it announced. Someone noticed and they wanted to be apart of that.

And at the end of the day it shows that we are human beings inside our stripes no matter how we do our job.

Peace

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by phansen

NFHS

I was asked to wear a pink lapel pin on my officials uniform in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They were handing them out at the gate entrance. All the players wore pink socks and there was recognition during the pre-game about what they were doing and some local breast cancer survivors were introduced.
This was a first for me. Has anyone else been asked? Your response?

We were told no pink by the NCHSAA.

[HLin NC]

We were told no pink by the NCHSAA.

I bet if the pink stuff had a big script looking H on it the tune would change!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

I bet if the pink stuff had a big script looking H on it the tune would change!

We didn't ask. We've been wearing pink whistles and a pink wristband since the beginning of October.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

We didn't ask. We've been wearing pink whistles and a pink wristband since the beginning of October.

We didn't ask either. We were told in July.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

I bet if the pink stuff had a big script looking H on it the tune would change!

Now, now....don't go there.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

We didn't ask either. We were told in July.

Sounds like NC has bigger control freaks than our state office, which is hard to imagine.

[NWA_UMP]

One of the crew members had his wife make pink bean bags for our crew. We have had more comments from coaches and parents than you can imagine. Just a side note my daughters volleyball team is all wearing yellow live strong bands around their shoes during matches. The assistant coaches' husband has testicular cancer. The girls are showing their support as well as cooking meals for the family to help them out as well. I agree the pink is a symbol but it should be backed up by time or money to help the cause as well.

[ajmc]

Some really sound advice I've found applies to many things beyond football, "It is often better to beg forgiveness than seek advice."

[ref18]

I've been wearing a pink whistle, lanyard and shoelaces for the month.

Our association has gotten every official a pink flag to use as well.

We've used them every game.

I am proud to wear pink, as there are quite a few wives in our association that are breast cancer survivors.

[PocketSidewalk]

Originally Posted by hlin nc

i bet if the pink stuff had a big script looking h on it the tune would change!

+1

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by ajmc

Some really sound advice I've found applies to many things beyond football, "It is often better to beg forgiveness than seek advice."

Evidently not.

High school refs may be penalized for pink whistles