University of Houston Athletics
Soccer Donates Pink Game Proceeds to American Cancer Society
11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
HOUSTON - The University of Houston Soccer team raised $1,125 during the Kickin' Cancer Game held on Oct 9. Houston Head Coach Chris Pfau and seniors Shayne Clewett and Tiffani Echeverria delivered a check to Lindsay McElwee of the American Cancer Society Houston affiliate this past Friday.
"The University of Houston Women's Soccer team and staff is very excited about the opportunity to work with the American Cancer Society," said Pfau. "We are just glad that we can help out and support a great organization and cause. Every player has realized the impact they have and can make in our community and I am very proud of them."
Funds raised enable the American Cancer Society to invest in groundbreaking research; provide free, comprehensive information and support to those touched by breast cancer; and help people take steps to reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it's most treatable.
"It's incredible to know that we, as a team, can have an impact and make contributions to help out organizations and associations across the Houston area and wider," said Echeverria. "Any donations we can give back to others speaks volumes to the culture we are trying to raise and sets the tone for what we stand for as a team, as a community and as a university."
The Making Strides program is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting nearly 300 communities to celebrate breast cancer survivors, pay tribute to loved ones lost, and raise funds to end breast cancer.
"I have been so blessed with the opportunities that have been presented to me, and I am grateful to be able give back to this organization," said Clewett. "I have watched people close to me fight this horrible disease, so it is an honor for me to be a part of this."
The American Cancer Society
While significant progress in the fight against breast cancer has been made, more needs to be done. Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women. According to the American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2016, an estimated 246,660 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,450 will die from the disease this year.
For more information or to get involved, visit makingstrideswalk.org today.
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