ComEd Goes Pink in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
September 30 2014 - 10:55AM
Business Wire
ComEd Crew Members to Wear Pink Hard Hats the
Entire Month of October
During the month of October, 500 ComEd crew members from various
locations will wear pink hard hats while on the job in honor of
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pilot program – the Pink Hard
Hat Initiative – was developed to promote awareness among ComEd’s
customers and employees about breast cancer, and encourage them to
learn more about preventative care.
For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than
those for any other cancer, trailing only lung cancer. Many factors
can influence one’s breast cancer risk, and most women who develop
breast cancer do not have any known risk factors or a family
history of the disease. However, people can survive breast cancer
when treated at an early stage. For this reason, ComEd proudly
supports efforts to raise awareness about the importance of early
detection.
“Empowering, strengthening and supporting our communities is a
core value and committed purpose at ComEd,” said Anne Pramaggiore,
president and CEO of ComEd. “With so many impacted in so many ways
by breast cancer, we hope ComEd’s Pink Hard Hat Initiative will
help to raise awareness about the importance of early detection and
encourage communities, organizations, families and individuals to
be informed and engage the cure.”
Based on current breast cancer incidence rates, experts estimate
that about one out of every eight women and one out of every 1,000
men born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her or his
lifetime. As a result, many of ComEd’s own 6,000 employees have
been directly impacted by this disease, either personally or
through the close contact of a friend or family member. The impact
extends exponentially when you count ComEd's 4 million customers
across northern Illinois.
In addition to the Pink Hard Hat Initiative, the Exelon
Foundation will match employee donations made to any charitable
organization that funds breast cancer research and support
programs. For more information on breast cancer and to find a
program near you that offers free or low-cost mammograms, visit the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
ComEd Media Relations(312) 394-3500www.ComEd.com/News
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