Tag: No-Shave November
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Hillsborough PBA donates to young girl suffering from pediatric cancer
Members of Hillsborough PBA Local 205 presented Adeline Eick with a check for $2,000 on Jan. 4. The Hillsborough Township Police Department raised funds during Pink-Tober and No Shave November. Adeline suffers from a rare pediatric brain cancer, a grade III glioma, known as an anaplastic astrocytoma. She has constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD).
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No Shave November raises $4,000 to help area teen battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Bordentown City Police Detective Justin Lewandowski first saw new residents Brianna Lemmo and her mother, Maria, walking down Veterans Way this past summer. The mother and her 17-year-old daughter had just moved to Bordentown City from Trenton. When Lewandowski saw the two ladies walking around Bordentown Beach a few weeks later, the he approached them…
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Bordentown Township, City police departments team up for No Shave November
For the third year in a row, the Bordentown Township Police Department and the Bordentown City Police Department are teaming up to run the No Shave November fundraiser to raise money for a local resident battling cancer. “It’s been such a great event,” Bordentown Township Chief of Police Brian Pesce said. “Our residents have shown…
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East Brunswick police raise $3K by extending ‘No Shave November’
EAST BRUNSWICK–Tossing out their razors to raise money for cancer research, the East Brunswick Police Department (EBPD) participated in the “No Shave November” effort, extending it through last month. For the third year in a row, EBPD officers participated in No Shave November to raise money for cancer awareness, prevention, research and education, according to…
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Bordentown police departments raise money for local youth diagnosed with leukemia
A collaboration between the Bordentown Township and Bordentown City police departments, aimed to raise funds for a local seven-year-old diagnosed with leukemia, was met with success after a month-long outreach effort. To raise funds and awareness for seven-year-old Melvin Bertchie, a first-grade student at Clara Barton Elementary School who was diagnosed with leukemia in April…
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North Brunswick officers stuck in a ‘hairy’ situation
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Continuing a tradition from the past seven years, the North Brunswick Police Department will once again take part in “Mo-vember,” bringing attention to men’s health issues. Officers are allowed to forego shaving during November in order to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer, suicide awareness and other issues. Any participating…
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Bordentown police departments come together to help a local youth
The Bordentown Township and Bordentown City police departments are teaming up this month to help out a local youth. In an effort to raise funds for seven-year-old Melvin Bertchie, a first-grade student at Clara Barton Elementary School who was diagnosed with leukemia, the township and city police departments relaxed their clean-shaven policies and will be…
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Police in Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge get hairy for good causes
Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge have been going above and beyond the call of duty for good causes. In Edison, the officers are getting hairy and hairier, going unshaven for a second straight month so they can now raise money and public awareness for Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped,…
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East Brunswick officers take part in No Shave November
The East Brunswick Police Department is once again taking on No-Shave November to raise money for cancer awareness. Started in 2009, the movement at no-shave.org encourages individuals, businesses and organizations to forego shaving the entire month of November to grow their hair in honor of cancer patients, many of whom lose their own hair during treatment. Each…