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Women's Basketball Raises Over $1,000 for the Play 4Kay Initiative
2.21.13 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Through a fundraising effort that required the participation of the entire program, Temple women's basketball was able to raise $1,013 for the Play 4Kay initiative which raises breast cancer awareness and funds for research. The Owls' annual Play 4Kay game was held on Feb. 20, but most of the fundraising efforts happened behind the scenes.
Temple's student-athletes raised over $700 on their own, and a sizeable donation of $190 came from the JFK Medical Center employees. The Owls also raised money through their own Play 4Kay website.
Play 4Kay is an opportunity for a nation of coaches to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The official charity is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in partnership with The V Foundation and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, and passed away on January 24, 2009, after facing her third bout with the disease. With the creation of the Fund, Kay hoped to raise money to further cutting-edge research conducted by the nation's top doctors and medical experts to allow more and more cancer patients to have access to experimental drugs and clinical trials. Since the majority of these research projects are privately funded, these researchers desperately need our support in order for them to continue to make strides in finding a cure for cancer.
To date, the Fund has raised over $7 million for cancer research.
Temple's student-athletes raised over $700 on their own, and a sizeable donation of $190 came from the JFK Medical Center employees. The Owls also raised money through their own Play 4Kay website.
Play 4Kay is an opportunity for a nation of coaches to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The official charity is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in partnership with The V Foundation and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, and passed away on January 24, 2009, after facing her third bout with the disease. With the creation of the Fund, Kay hoped to raise money to further cutting-edge research conducted by the nation's top doctors and medical experts to allow more and more cancer patients to have access to experimental drugs and clinical trials. Since the majority of these research projects are privately funded, these researchers desperately need our support in order for them to continue to make strides in finding a cure for cancer.
To date, the Fund has raised over $7 million for cancer research.
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