LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University women's basketball program is set to take part in the 2011 edition of Pink Zone, when The Haven hosts Clarion University on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The WBCA Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the WBCA's nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The window set aside for this year's initiative is February 11-20. The WBCA's charity of choice is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund™. The WBCA strongly encourages any donations collected from WBCA Pink Zone games to be given to the Fund.
As part of the celebration, fans are encouraged to wear pink on Wednesday in Thomas Fieldhouse.
The Haven men will get involved as well as the Bald and Lady Eagles will both wear pink shoe laces.
Game day programs on Wednesday night will be printed on pink paper and fans will be given Pink Pompoms.
Donations will be accepted during the Lock Haven – Clarion doubleheader.
The WBCA began the WBCA Pink Zone in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. The late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst for the initiative after her third reoccurrence of breast cancer in 2006.
In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. 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 over 912,000 fans, unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations, and saw 56+ schools break attendance records at their event. In 2010, over 1,800 participants came together to surpass $1,045,000 in donations and reached more than 922,000 fans across the nation. Over 22 schools broke attendance records through their participation.
Overall, the WBCA Pink Zone has raised nearly $3.3 Million, has reached almost 2.7 Million fans, and has unified over 4,700 participants in only four years.
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund™, in partnership with the WBCA and The V Foundation, is a 501 c(3) charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. Donations can be made at www.KayYow.com. All donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit www.KayYow.com.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) was founded in 1981 and is based in Lilburn, Ga. The mission of the WBCA is to promote women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport of women's basketball and to foster and promote the development of the game of basketball as a sport for women and girls. For more information, visit www.wbca.org.
