For the last three years, the National Junior Honor Society at Daviess County Middle School has held a fundraiser the first week in October to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness.
Typically known as “Pink Week,” the students and staff dress up throughout the week and receive different items such as bracelets and pencils to remind them about the importance of Breast Cancer awareness.
The highlight of this week was the Thursday night “Pink Out” football game where DCMS hosted rival Burns Middle School.
For the last two years, the school has partnered with the Owensboro Police Department and the “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign. Prior to that, the school designed their own DCMS Panther shirts.
“It‘s a great partnership between our school and our police force,” said NJHS sponsor, Melissa Embry.
Due to the popularity of the shirts and the generosity of the students and staff at DCMS, Embry was able to sell 237 shirts which translated to $2,370 raised for the American Cancer Society, the school’s highest donation to date.
Members of the NJHS presented a check to Owensboro Police Officer Adam Johnston on behalf of the American Cancer Society in between games Thursday night.
“So many people within our community and within our school have been impacted by this,” Embry said. “With October being breast cancer awareness month it made sense to team up with the American Cancer Society.”
