Dartmouth Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Hanover, N.H. - Dartmouth athletics will host its annual Pink Zone/Pink at the Rink weekend this Friday and Saturday as the women's basketball and ice hockey teams join up with Norris Cotton Cancer Center to promote breast cancer awareness and research.
Women's Basketball - Friday, Feb. 18
On Friday night at Leede Arena, women's basketball will
participate in the WBCA's Pink Zone game, hosting Columbia for a 7
p.m. tip.Fans who wear pink will be admitted to the game
for just $1 and the first 200 fans will receive a free
t-shirt! Fans who received a piggy bank at a game
earlier this season are reminded to return the change they
collected in those banks, with all the proceeds going to the Norris
Cotton Cancer Center.
The Big Green is doing its part to raise awareness and lend support to those fighting breast and all cancers and recognize the work of those who care for them. The Big Green players will don pink shooting shirts before the game and wear pink shoelaces.
Women's Hockey - Saturday, Feb. 19
The festivities continue on Saturday over at Thompson
Arena when women's hockey hosts Colgate at 4 p.m., hosting its
annual Pink at the Rink event. Fans who wear pink will
be admitted to the game for just $1 and the first 200 fans will
receive a free t-shirt!Players will wear pink laces on
their skates and also a select few will be using pink tape on their
sticks to show support for the fight against cancer.
The Dartmouth bookstore is also giving away free tickets with a coffee purchase while supplies last.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association began the WBCA Pink Zone (formerly "Think Pink") in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. This season, programs have been asked to designate one game between Feb. 10-20 as an awareness game. After 120 schools participated in 2007, the initiative reached 1,800 programs in 2010. Overall, the WBCA Pink Zone has raised nearly $3.3 million, has reached almost 2.7 million fans, and has unified over 4,700 participants in only four years.
