{"id":1240,"date":"2008-02-12T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T19:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/02\/12\/bruins-join-in-think-pink-breast-cancer-awareness-campaign\/"},"modified":"2008-02-12T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2008-02-12T19:36:01","slug":"bruins-join-in-think-pink-breast-cancer-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/02\/12\/bruins-join-in-think-pink-breast-cancer-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins join in &#8216;Think Pink&#8217; breast cancer awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The university\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s basketball teams will join forces this <strong>Saturday, Feb. 16<\/strong>, to participate in the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Think Pink\u00e2\u20ac\u009d campaign for breast cancer awareness, as well as to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, as a part of the Bruins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 basketball doubleheader that evening in the Wheeler Sports Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Miller Gym.<\/p>\n<p>Pacific University will be the opponent for the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game at <strong>6 p.m.<\/strong> and the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game at <strong>8 p.m.<\/strong> The first 150 fans to arrive at the games will receive pink wristbands, and anyone wearing pink will get in free with a $2 donation to the Breast Cancer Fund. Also, all women under the age of 18 will be admitted free.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Think Pink\u00e2\u20ac\u009d initiative is a global, unified effort by the Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Basketball Coaches Association to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities, and beyond. George Fox is one of more than 900 schools nationally that will be taking part in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Think Pink,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George Fox athletics will be celebrating the 22nd Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day by honoring all senior women student-athletes at halftime of the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s basketball game. Awards will be presented to 24 outstanding women student-athletes.<\/p>\n<p>This award celebration is one of more than 1,000 events taking place across the country for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Congress has proclaimed this national day each year since 1987 as a time to recognize the progress of girls and women in sports, and to acknowledge the benefits that sports and fitness activities can bring to the lives of all girls and women.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the awards celebration, during halftime of the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game, there will be a competition for girls and women, as well as raffle prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The university\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s basketball teams will join forces this Saturday, Feb. 16, to participate in the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Think Pink\u00e2\u20ac\u009d campaign for breast cancer awareness, as well as to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, as a part of the Bruins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 basketball doubleheader that evening in the Wheeler Sports Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Miller Gym. 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