Players, coaches, parents and supporters in Decatur and the surrounding communities look forward to HSHS St. Mary's Hospital's Real Men Wear Pink (RMWP) campaign and local schools' pink games every year. Over the years, the RMWP campaign has reached thousands around the community and will continue to do so this fall.

The goal of the RMWP campaign is to generate breast cancer awareness and to encourage our mothers, aunts, grandmothers, sisters and loved ones to meet with their doctor to discuss breast cancer screenings. Local sports teams join in the effort by hosting a "pink" game during the months of September and October.

Funds raised in the Real Men Wear Pink Campaign go toward breast cancer awareness and the HSHS St. Mary' Hospital Cancer Care Center. Stories of breast cancer fighters and survivors are shared with the community and we often hear from patients that they scheduled their mammogram because of this campaign.