Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton women's basketball program will be hosting a WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) Pink Zone/Think Pink event for cancer awareness on Tuesday February 17, in conjuntion with the Wheaton game against Millikin that evening. Below is more information on the evening.
THINK PINK!!!
Wheaton vs. Millikin
Free Admission
Feb. 17, 2009
Cancer Awareness festivities start at 7:00 pm
Tip-Off 7:30 pm
Please join the Thunder women's basketball team and celebrate Wheaton's very own student-athlete cancer survivors: Hannah McGinnis and Kirsten Friedl As we raise money for cancer research as all proceeds will go the WBCA's Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
· Come hear the Wheaton College Gospel Choir start the game off right!
· Fans are encouraged to wear pink. The PINKEST fan will win a $50 dinner from Macaroni Grill & MORE!
· The first 100 Wheaton College faculty and staff to come to the game will earn a coupon for a FREE LUNCH at Anderson Commons, courtesy of Bon Appetit and Klaus Mandl. The first 30 people to donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free lunch or dinner from Bon Appetit's award winning fare at Anderson Commons.
· Donate your hair to LOCKS OF LOVE! The first 30 people to sign up get a free haircut at ZAZU in Wheaton!! For more details and hair requirements please call the Wheaton Athletic Department at 630-752-5079. Sign-ups must be completed by 3 PM on Feb. 16.
· Halftime games and prizes (QDOBA) and BON APPETIT treats!
· Bon Appetit will give their DELICIOUS Chocolate-covered Donut Holes on a Stick to the first 150 fans who make a donation to the WBCA Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
CLICK HERE for more information on the WBCA's Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
The WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) began the WBCA Pink Zone™, formerly known as "Think Pink", in 2007 as an initiative to raise cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,200 teams and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over $930,000 for breast cancer awareness and research.
