Each October, you’ll see police officers, firefighters, and other first responders wearing pink versions of their department patches. That’s the Pink Patch Project — a grassroots campaign that uses uniform patches to raise breast cancer awareness and money for research and treatment. Here’s a quick rundown of what it is and how to support it.
How it works
Participating agencies create a pink version of their official patch and wear it (or sell it) during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Proceeds go to cancer research, treatment programs, and local support organizations. What started with a single Southern California department has grown to hundreds of agencies across the country.
Why it resonates
The pink patch is a simple, visible way for first responders to show solidarity with the people in their communities — and often their own colleagues and families — affected by breast cancer. It turns a familiar symbol of service into a symbol of support.
Carry a pink patch year-round
We make Pink Patch Project keychains that recreate an agency’s pink awareness patch in miniature — a way to keep the message going beyond October. Want your department’s pink patch made for an awareness campaign or fundraiser? We build custom orders with no minimum, so a department can order one piece or a batch.
About MicroPatches
MicroPatches is active law-enforcement owned and USA made in Phoenix, Arizona. We make miniature patch keychains for police, fire, EMS, and military — built with the same care whether the order is one piece or fifty.