During the month of October,  74 percent of North Harford athletes said that they participate in supporting Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing something pink during games. 

     Varsity field hockey player Kaley Mullhausen  states, “We wear green and gold ribbons for every game, but during the month of Oct., we wear pink ribbons. Also, our warm-up shirts have pink lettering on them.”

     Mullhausen, a junior, is on the varsity team for her first year, but stated that they still had Breast Cancer traditions take place on the JV team.

    Junior Emilie Moore plays for Northern Elite Soccer Club (NESC). “We have a long sleeve jersey with the breast cancer ribbon on the side and we have a jersey that we wear in Oct. which has pink lettering on the front. We also wear pink socks,” according to Moore.

     The soccer player said breast Cancer awareness seems to be something that the nation really contributes to. Many pro-athletes and teams do their part to show support for the cause She adds, “I think that we do it at the high school level to show support as well. Some of us have family members or just someone we know fights against breast cancer, so we love supporting this cause!”

     Mullhausen commented that she knows her teammate, Kendall Fortune uses pink pre-wrap as her headband during games and a few other people on the team wears pink spandex. 

     “We not only support [breast cancer] by wearing pink, but other teams such as Fallston and Dulaney have done it too. When we played Fallston, they had pink warm-up shirts, wore pink shin guard covers, and even painted pink breast cancer ribbons on their arms. Dulaney did some of the same things, but they had pink tie-dyed warm-up shirts,” according to the field hockey player.

     In the NFL, the Chicago Bears released a shirt this year with the phrase, “Real Bears Fans Wear Pink” that is displayed alongside their logo.

     According to chicagobears.com, “Proceeds from the t-shirt sales, benefit Bears Care and help fund local programs which provide care, assistance and support services to breast cancer patients and their families, including helping facilitate timely access to critical breast health services for low-income women. Over the last 13 years, the shirt campaign has raised nearly $1.4 million to support breast cancer patients and their families.”

     In addition to the sale of pink t-shirts, the Bears add, “Bears players will wear special white and pink Advocate Health Care patches on their practice jerseys, some of which will be auctioned off to fans.”

     The Denver Broncos players have also shown their support wearing pink Nike gear during games and practices. According to denverbroncos,com, athletes have been wearing pink cleats, gloves, mouthguards, socks, leg sleeves, using pink towels, and much more.

     Mullhausen stated, “I think it is super important that we continue this tradition because it honors those who are searching for a cure, actively fighting cancer, or anyone who has lost their battle to breast cancer.”