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[QUOTE]Originally posted by glassman: [QB] [b] 'Second Base' Breast Cancer Campaign Cut Short High School Girls' T-Shirt Promotion Prompts Lessons in Decency, Trademark Law By DAVID SCHOETZ Oct. 19, 2007 Font Size A T-shirt promotion by two teenage girls in Kansas who were eager to raise awareness about breast cancer, unexpectedly earned the pair a lesson in decency and trademark law. Haley Wenthe and Jessica Sheahon, seniors at Salina Central High School, set out to raise $10,000 to fight breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Haley's mother had died of the disease five years ago, and Sheahon's mom recently completed chemotherapy. They started raising funds by selling bracelets, temporary tattoos and beads. Then the girls decided to have T-shirts printed with the slogan "Save 2nd Base," a reference to the slang term for a woman's breasts. The front of the shirt shows a pair of baseballs over the chest above the slogan. The back features an image of a breast cancer awareness ribbon. But the noble idea brought the girls double trouble, from school officials who said the T-shirts were in bad taste, [/b] [IMG]http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_secondbase_071019_ms.jpg[/IMG] http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/OnCallPlus/story?id=3751351&page=1 [/QB][/QUOTE]
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