I want to comment on the NFL's, Breast Cancer Awareness month support amounts. During the month of October every team is pinked out in support of breast cancer research. When a very small amount is actually given to the research group. Where does the money go? Members of the ACS have realized the slimmed profit, and have this to say about the situation:"The money that we receive from NFL has nothing to do with our research program," ACS spokeswoman Tara Peters told VICE Sports. All NFL donations go to ACS' CHANGE program, through which the organization awards grants to "community based health facilities" located within 100 miles of an NFL city for educating women about breast health.
One more quote from Jagger stating:"So many pink ribbon promotions really focus on awareness, and folks are often really shocked to learn how little money, if any, goes to the breast cancer organization that is doing the important and necessary research on the root causes of the disease, [on] more effective [and] less toxic treatments, on emergency services for women to ensure that they are able to get transportation or childcare to go to treatment to access these incredibly expensive treatments that keep women off of work."
Now in my opinion the NFL should give much more back to the actual study towards the cause, then just the awareness in the pink apparel.
Cites: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-nfls-pink-october-does-not-raise-money-for-cancer-research
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-breast-cancer-pink-october_us_561ffc4ae4b0c5a1ce62988a
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