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Branford Firefighters Proudly Support our Troops

Red Shirt Friday - Members of Branford Fire Department, Local 2533 proudly display their support for our troops. The current uniform standard was altered to support the men and women of our armed forces including four of their own Local 2533 union members. This includes Captain Lowell Collingwood who served 4 years in the Air Force. Joe Laudicina served 5 years in the Air Force. Jason Karpovich served 5 years in the Navy and Craig O’Rourke served 8 years in the Reserves. Craig also spent 18 months in Iraq. The mission of redshirtfriday.org is to show support for our servicemen and women. They are not a political organization. They care about making the support of our servicemen and women known to fellow Americans and the world. Wearing red every Friday lets our servicemen and women know we support their sacrifice and we will not forget them.

 www.redshirtfriday.org

Branford Firefighter Shaves the Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer

Mark Testa, a member of the Branford Professional Firefighters, participated in the St. Baldrick's Children with Cancer Fundraiser, held at Black Bear Saloon in New Haven on Thursday, February 28, 2008.  Over $20,000 was raised with a donation of $150 from his union, Local 2533.  Testa shaved his head in support of children with cancer.  It is the mission of St. Baldricks foundation to raise awareness and funds to cure kids with cancer by supporting cancer research. 

St. Baldrick's is the world's largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. Thousands of volunteers shave their heads in solidarity of children with cancer, while requesting donations of support from friends and family. www.stbaldricks.org