This is for the Pink Bear Breast Cancer Awareness 5" x 4" " PATCH that reads: CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS - SINCE 1864 - PARK AID
The Pink Bear Breast Cancer Awareness version of the California State Parks (CSP) uniform patch has been authorized for wear during National Breast Cancer Awareness month in October for rangers, lifeguards, park aids, maintenance workers, volunteers, and other uniformed personnel.
The California State Park Anniversary Committee (CSPAC) is the licensed provider of the pink bear patches and pins.
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State of California - Natural Resources Agency
Memorandum
To : All Park Employees
Subject : Breast Cancer Awareness Month
We are pleased to announce that California State Parks will be participating in a project for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Pink Patch Project (#PinkPatchProject) was started by the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association several years ago as a public awareness campaign
designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research and treatment organizations in combating this devastating disease. .
The program centers on a pink version of an agency's uniform patch. These patches have been specially designed by each participating agency specifically for the Pink Patch Project campaign. Employees at each of the participating agencies may wear these pink patches on their regular uniforms for the entire month of October during "Breast Cancer Awareness Month."
The pink patches and other related items are intended to stimulate conversation with the community and to encourage public awareness about the importance of early detection and the on-going fight against this disease.
You can support awareness by purchasing items from California State Park Anniversary Committee (CSPAC).
The following CSP logo, dubbed the pink bear, will be available as a patch and as a lapel pin. The patch, pin and badge are authorized to be worm by uniformed staff during the month of October and the lapel pin at any time by non-uniformed staff, at personal expense.
Assuming the success of this program, it is our intention to have this recur for the month of October in future years.
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CSP Mission. To provide for the health, inspiration and education of the
people of California by helping to preserve the state's extraordinary
biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural
resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor
recreation.
California Department of Parks and Recreation manages 280 park
units, which contain the finest and most diverse collection of natural,
cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California.
These treasures are as diverse as California: From the last stands of
primeval redwood forests to vast expanses of fragile desert; from the
lofty Sierra Nevada to the broad sandy beaches of our southern coast;
and from the opulence of Hearst Castle to the vestiges of colonial
Russia.
California State Parks contains the largest and most
diverse natural and cultural heritage holdings of any state agency in
the nation. The State Park System includes State Parks, State Natural
Reserves, State Historic Parks, State Historic Monuments, State beaches,
State Recreation Areas, State Vehicular Recreation Areas, State
Seashores and State Marine Parks. Within the system are Natural and
Cultural Preserves, lakes and reservoirs, coastal beaches, historic
homes, Spanish era adobe buildings, lighthouses, ghost towns, museums,
visitor centers, conference centers, and off-highway vehicle recreation
areas. Together, State Park System lands protect and preserve an
unparalleled collection of culturally and environmentally sensitive
structures and habitats, threatened plant and animal species, ancient
Native American sites, historic structures and artifacts... the best of
California's natural and cultural history.
With over 340 miles of
coastline, 970 miles of lake and river frontage, 15,000 campsites and
4,500 miles of trails, the State Park System provides wonderful
recreational, educational, and inspirational opportunities for over 67
million visitors a year.
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