Lady Knights Shoot Hoops for Breast Cancer After a successful event last year, the women’s basketball team again raised money for breast cancer research and awareness by hosting a Pink Zone (formerly Think Pink) game on Feb. 21 against Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The Pink Zone initiative was started in 2007 by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Gannon’s event was sponsored locally by the Center for Breast Health, Northwest Savings Bank, Hamot for Women, Silkscreen Unlimited and WJET-TV and WFXP-TV.
Organizers met their goal amount and raised $15,000 for the Erie chapter of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Last year, more than $10,000 was raised. Funds came from the sale of Pink Zone T-shirts, candles and gift basket raffle tickets, and team members wore special pink jerseys that were sold after the game, which drew a crowd of 2,635.
Alternative Break Service Trips
While spring break is traditionally a time of rest and relaxation in faraway locales, nearly 40 students added community service to that description when they traveled to destinations around the country and the globe during Alternative Break Service Trips 2009. Sponsored by the Gannon University Center for Social Concerns, the trips are one of many ways Gannon helps students embrace the University’s Mission of service to one’s neighbor. Now in its 15th year, this year’s trips included stops in New Orleans, New York City, Immokalee, Fla., and San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala.
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New Orleans
“My spring break was dedicated to serving other people, and I have never had a better time!” LINDSEY KURTZ, NEW YORK CITY
Florida
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