Oct. 8, 2011
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Athletics Department will help "Paint the Arena Pink" for the Saturday, Oct. 29, home volleyball match against Creighton at Redbird Arena. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, fans are encouraged to wear pink, and pick up complimentary pink bracelets at each entrance of the arena provided by the Community Cancer Center.
Illinois State will be wearing pink apparel in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. Admission to the match will be just $1, and $1 hot dogs and pink frozen lemonade will be for sale. In addition, the ISU online store will be selling official Illinois State Athletics pink T-shirts in honor of the event on www.GoRedbirds.com. Click here to purchase your pink T-shirt.
ISU head coach Melissa Myers, who has been active in volunteering for, and raising money in support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, is honored to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"Knowing that breast cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women, it's important for us help raise awareness." Myers said. "I am an advocate of supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I am excited that our administration has designed an event to help assist in the educational process. We hope to have a great crowd on hand, and in pink, for a good match and a great way to support breast cancer awareness."
Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of death for all women and the leading overall cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 20 and 59. The most common risk factors of breast cancer are sex, age, personal history, family history and breast cancer genes.
To order tickets for this event, please call the Illinois State Athletics Ticket Office at (309) 438-8000, or visit GoRedbirds.com.
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