Elmira College Women’s Soccer’s Paint the Field Pink Game Raises $550 for Breast Cancer Research
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ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's soccer team took a slight break from donning its traditional purple and gold uniforms to sport special pink jerseys for the Paint the Field Pink Game last Saturday, October 14, to raise awareness for breast cancer.
In addition to pink uniforms, the Soaring Eagles also painted all of the lines on Campus Field pink and raised $550 through gift basket raffles, 50/50 raffles and admission fees, with all proceeds to be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
The event was certainly a success, as it was one of the most well-attended games of the year for the Elmira women. EC wore its pink uniforms for the game, while its opponent, Utica College, donned pink warm-up tops during pre-game. Additionally, fans turned out in droves in pink gear from head to toe, as did the Elmira College cheerleading team, who wore pink bows during its halftime performance on Campus Field.
"I am very pleased with the turnout from our breast cancer awareness game that took place last Saturday on Campus Field against Utica College," said Head Coach
Kaitlyn Mallernee. "The support from our parents, EC Cheerleaders, and fans, whether cheering for EC or UC, contributed such a positive experience. I look forward to continuing this event and seeing even more groups and individuals getting involved to help join in our efforts."
About the Susan G. Komen Foundation
In 1980, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became the Susan G. Komen® organization and the beginning of a global movement. What was started with $200 and a shoebox full of potential donor names has now grown into the world's largest nonprofit source of funding for the fight against breast cancer. To date, we've invested more than $2.9 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 60 countries. Our efforts helped reduce deaths from breast cancer by 38 percent between 1989-2014 and we won't stop until our promise is fulfilled.