Majors host Warriors in WBCA Pink Zone Game Saturday
2/10/2010 4:23:37 PM
JACKSON – The Millsaps College women's basketball team is asking you to join the global, unified effort to raise breast cancer awareness and funding at its WBCA Pink Zone® game, which is set for Saturday, Feb. 13 against Hendrix College at 1:00 p.m. at The Hangar Dome. Fans are encouraged to join the Majors and Warriors in wearing pink to the game.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association began the WBCA Pink Zone, formerly known as "Think Pink", in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success while 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.
The 2009 campaign raised over $1.3 million, reached more than 912,000 fans, unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations, and saw 56-plus schools break attendance records at their event.
The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta sorority are sponsoring the event with the help of the Mississippi Department of Health, who will be on hand to pass out flyers and other information pertaining to breast cancer awareness.
For more information, please contact event coordinator Vanessa Johnson at 601-212-2533.