NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Athletics will be holding its ninth-annual women's basketball Play 4Kay cancer awareness game on Sunday, Feb. 10, when the women's basketball team hosts Indiana State on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena at 2 p.m. Illinois State Athletics is also partnering with Community Cancer Center, Advocate Bromenn Medical Center, Mennonite College of Nursing, the Student Nurses Association and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
Registration remains open for cancer survivors and those currently battling cancer to attend the pregame reception in the Legends Room at 1 p.m., hosted by the Mennonite College of Nursing and the Student Nurses Association at Illinois State University. Survivors in attendance that submitted an RSVP will also receive an ISU pink T-shirt. Visit www.goredbirds.com/play4kay to register for this reception and free tickets! The deadline for reception registration is Thursday, Feb. 17th.
Admission to the game is $1 (for those who did not register), and Sodexo concessions will be serving pink lemonade and a hotdog for $2. Giveaways at the doors include Kay Yow ribbons provided by Zeta Tau Alpha. While supplies last, attendees will receive a free ISU T-shirt upon entry.
Prior to tip-off, Reggie Redbird will "crush cancer" to begin the fun-filled day. Before and during the game, there will be a Student Nurses Association raffle, with three grand prize bundles featuring items donated from local businesses. All proceeds benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Also during the game, treadmills and stationary bikes will be used by registered participants who have independently fundraised for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
At halftime, there will be an on-court recognition of all cancer survivors and those currently battling the disease. Any survivor of any type of cancer is invited to participate.
As Redbird fans have grown to recognize, Illinois State Athletics looks forward to this event every season, as it allows Illinois State to celebrate and lift up cancer survivors, and those currently battling the difficult disease in all of its forms.
For questions about this event, including the pregame reception, please contact Assistant Director of Marketing Jordan Ashley at joashle@ilstu.edu, or by phone at (309) 438-0269. For more information on the fundraising progress, please visit supportkayyow.com.
About Play 4Kay
Play 4Kay game efforts were started by the late Kay Yow, the former North Carolina State University Head Women's Basketball Coach. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and fought the disease three times until her death in 2009. While courageously battling cancer, Coach Yow started the Kay Yow Cancer Fund which serves to raise money for scientific research and to assist the efforts to fight against women's cancers. To date, the fund has grown nationwide and contributed over $5.3 million to support cancer research.
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