University of Houston Athletics
Fourth Annual Striking Out Breast Cancer Game Moved To Thursday
3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 9, 2010
HOUSTON - Due to inclement weather, the University of Houston softball coaching staff has moved the Fourth Annual Striking Out Breast Cancer Game to Thursday, March 11. The doubleheader against Southern will begin at 5 p.m. at Cougar Softball Stadium.
Originally scheduled for March 10, the event will still feature a silent auction where fans can bid on a variety of items including the pink jerseys and helmets worn by the team during the game. Fifty percent of ticket sales and 100 percent of the proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure Houston Affiliate.
Pins will be available to purchase for $2 commemorating the event and all proceeds will be donated to the Komen Foundation. Fans are also encouraged to wear pink to show their support.
SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer for years and during her treatment sessions envisioned a way to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan's compassion for others, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would continue Susan's legacy and also continue the crusade to end breast cancer forever.
The Komen foundation is now a global leader for the breast cancer movement, having invested nearly $1.5 billion since inception in 1982. Through the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, the foundation is now the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
For more information about the Komen foundation, visit their website at www.komen.org.
