Healthmark Industries announces that it will be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by extending their pink product PPE accessory apparel line and donating a portion of each sale to Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit. The new pink products will include cotton scrub caps, PPE Decals, Cool Aids evaporative cooling wear, and Bamboo Wicked Wear head covers.
“Gilda’s Club is one of the great organizations for Breast Cancer Awareness,” says Ralph Basile, vice president of Healthmark Industries. “Their program provides tremendous social and emotional support to people who have been impacted by cancer.”
For more information call (800) 521-6224 or visit: http://www.hmark.com
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