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Bass to Donate for Crowd at Pink Zone Game Saturday

Mon, Feb 07, 2011

Bass to Donate for Crowd at Pink Zone Game Saturday

Colgate women's basketball Coach Pam Bass wants a huge crowd at Saturday's game vs. American University ... even if it could cost her a load of cash.

The 2 p.m. home game is this year's Pink Zone game to raise awareness of and money for the fight against breast cancer. Bass has pledged to personally donate $1 per person to the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Central New York for each person who attends the game. Admission to the game is free. In addition, the first 250 fans entering the game will receive a t-shirt commemorating the event and the team will wear specially designed t-shirts during warm-ups and while seated on the benches.

"Breast cancer has touched my family and our team closely," said Bass. " My mother and sister both survived.  Our team has experienced and learned from the strength of close friends and family members (Aunts, Grandmothers, Moms) fighting breast cancer as well.  

"Our goal is to pack Cotterell Court that afternoon, not only to raise as much money as possible, but also to educate as many people as we can about detecting and treating this disease."

In addition there will be a number of activities and freebies given out throughout the day as Colgate Athletics Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

See Colgate's I'm An Athlete video promoting National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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