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VIDEO: Maine West Football Team Goes Pink
The Maine West Warriors are doing their part during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sporting pink socks and wristbands on Friday nights throughout October.
There are very few families who can say that cancer has not impacted their lives in one way or another. The football family is no exception.
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The team is doing its part to help raise awareness about a disease that has had a large impact on several players.
The Warriors began wearing pink socks and wristbands in last Friday's game against Deerfield, as part of an effort to raise awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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The team also invited the fathers of four players whose families have been recently affected by the disease to be honorary captains.