Braintree Police Patches For Autism Awareness On Sale Now

BRAINTREE, MA — The Braintree Police Department will raise money for autism awareness by selling special police patches. The fundraiser started Monday and coincides with National Autism Awareness month in April.

The patches are $11 each, and all the proceeds from the patch sales will go directly to the Braintree Special Needs Recreation Program, Super Saturdays. There's also autism awareness decals for sale for $6.

This is Braintree Police Department's second year selling autism awareness patches during National Autism Awareness Month. The project was spearheaded by Sgt. Sean McConville and Officer Paul Zaniboni, both of whom have personal connections to autism. Sgt. McConville and Officer Zaniboni chose to raise funds for Super Saturdays due to its service to the Braintree community.

Autism patches will be available at the Braintree Police Department's Facebook store.

Residents who have purchased the patches are urged to take pictures of them, especially if they travel outside of town, and share them on social media. Residents can tag the Braintree Police Department on Facebook and Twitter, @braintreepolice.

Some officers from the Braintree Police Department will also be wearing the autism patches on their uniforms to raise awareness during the month of April.

In addition to the autism patches, Braintree Police still has pink patches for sale, raising money for Marisa's Mission. The pink patches are now on sale for $6.

Marisa's Mission was founded in honor of Marisa Federico, of Braintree, who died in 2016, just shy of her 38th birthday from stage 4 breast cancer. Marisa's Mission is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families.