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The meaning behind the bands for Passaic County Conference For the month of Octo- ber, members of the Passaic County Conference will show support for breast cancer awareness by wearing pink bands on their badges. Pas- saic County Sheriff’s Officers Local 286 member Jim Weston came up with the idea for this charitable effort after becom- ing the Local 286 President in July. Weston wanted to start something that would benefit a worthy cause, and the first thing that came to mind was his mother. “My mother is a breast cancer survivor. This is something I hold personal,” shared Weston. “I’m a mama’s boy. I saw what she went through and I just want to do something to give back.” Weston announced his fundraiser at the Passaic County Conference meeting, where he invited all Locals to purchase the $5 pink bands and wear them for th e entirety of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Profits will benefit various breast cancer charities.  ComputersForCops.com Discounts for Police & Fire Families Apple • Dell HP • Lenovo Business-Class computers Microsoft Office included (a $100 value FREE) 1 year warranty for laptops (including battery!) Laptops from $199 Locally refurbished, locally supported 5% of Program Sales Benefit the PBA Survivor and Welfare Fund Darrin J. Russo, Program Liaison Your #1 Choice in Recertified Computers Ret. Lt. Franklin Twp. Police Past Delegate/President, PBA/SOA Local 154 (732) 328-8644 [email protected] www.njcopsmagazine.com ■ SEPTEMBER 2018 61