UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University Athletics Department, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (GLIAC) "Pink Wave" initiative to help raise awareness for breast cancer, will be hosting a Breast Cancer Survivor event on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Saturday's event will be held in conjunction with the women's and men's basketball games against Hillsdale College. T-shirts will be for sale throughout the contests and donations will be accepted as well. The Athletics Department will be honoring breast cancer survivors at halftime of the women's game. Each survivor and a guest will receive free admission to the games, a commemorative t-shirt, survivor gift basket and admission to a special reception before the games.
We are expecting over 75 survivors to attend this year's event!!
Last Year, SVSU hosted its third-annual Breast Cancer Survivor Recognition and Reception on February 26, 2011. 61 survivors' lives were celebrated, and these women were honored for their accomplishments at the event. SVSU Athletics has raised $9,519 for the Covenant HealthCare Foundation Breast Health Center CARE Fund since 2009.
All proceeds from the contests will be donated to the Covenant HealthCare Foundation Breast Health Center CARE Fund.