Dutchwomen to Host ‘Pink at the Rink’
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Union College women's hockey team will host the third annual ‘Pink at the Rink' on Friday, when the Dutchwomen face Dartmouth at Messa Rink at 7 p.m. This popular annual event by the Dutchwomen supports the American Cancer Society.
Admission is free to fans who make a donation to the American Cancer Society, and donations will be collected in the main lobby. In addition to making a donation, fans can receive raffle tickets to win prizes such as a $100 in declining balance for Union Dollars and Union hockey gear.
Fans will also be able to participate ‘Chuck a Puck.' By tossing a puck to a pink ribbon target on the ice, the puck closest to the target will win a Nintendo Wii Console and $100 J. Crew gift card.
The Dutchwomen will be selling raffle tickets, pink bracelets, pink ribbons and T-shirts all week at the Reamer Campus Center. Times are from 12-2 p.m.
Fans are also encouraged to wear pink to the game to support the cause. Pink at the Rink is a variation of the traditional Coaches vs. Cancer program that provides critical outreach, while raising funds in support of the American Cancer Society's lifesaving cancer research, education, advocacy and community service.
In the past two seasons, Union College's women's ice hockey team has raised nearly $16,000 for the American Cancer Society.
In the 2008-09 season, head coach Claudia Asano and the Dutchwomen players were affected personally when volunteer assistance coach and friend of the program George Morrison lost his battle with brain cancer.
