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Santa Maria Police Department Stands Against Cancer
Breast cancer doesn’t affect just women; it affects everybody. That is why members of the Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) chose to stand up against this disease in the month of October.
In recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the SMPD sold special breast cancer awareness pins to raise funds for local cancer patients in need. These pins were worn
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You might have noticed 65 officers of the Santa Maria Police Department were a little hairier in the month of November. Santa Maria Police Department participated in “No-Shave-November” to raise funds for cancer care by donating $50 per participant. Their mustaches, beards, goatees, and muttonchops collectively raised $7,100, proving that generosity is something that can grow easily.
by the supporting team in the police department, uniformed officers, and members of the community throughout the month of October with proceeds benefiting Marian Cancer Care at Mission Hope Cancer Center. Led through the efforts of Lieutenant Mark Streker, Sergeant Matthew and Saundra Kline, and police officer Tiffanie Delaney, this inaugural effort flourished in Santa Maria raising $10,000.
All four leaders of this effort have been personally impacted by breast cancer by either having the disease themselves or have supported their spouse or mother in their fight. Initially, the SMPD ordered 1,000 pins that would be sold throughout October for $10 apiece. They simply were not expecting over 900 pins to be purchased within the first two weeks of the fundraising effort!
“Even though I am not a professional fundraiser,” Lt. Streker noted, “I was amazed at how quickly they sold! The pins have been well received both in the police department and everywhere we go.”
Leaders of the Santa Maria Police Department breast cancer awareness pink pin fundraiser present a $10,000 check to benefit patients at Mission Hope Cancer Center. Pictured from left to right: Sue Andersen, Marian Regional Medical Center President & CEO, Sergeant Matthew Kline, Officer Tiffanie Delaney, Lieutenant Mark Streker, Katherine Guthrie, Cancer Services Regional Director, and Kathy Sullivan PhD., Vice President, Post-Acute Care Services.
