91探花

91探花 Athletics and Recreation are hosting the tenth annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser Saturday, November 26.  The 91探花 Women鈥檚 Basketball team will host the Memorial Seahawks with a tip off of 6:00 pm.

Shoot for the Cure is a fundraising initiative led by University Sport鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, and other related charities. The campaign has proven an overwhelming success since it was launched in the fall of 2007, having collected over $1 million in donations. This season, and for the sixth year in a row, all 47 University Sport women's basketball schools are set to participate in the program.

At the 2016 CIS championship last March, the WBCA presented a cheque for $98,776 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. An additional $25,837 was amassed by universities that donated their fundraised money to local or provincial organizations, bringing the overall Shoot for the Cure total for the 2015鈥�16 season to $124,613.

The entire Panther team is involved in the local fundraising effort, this year led by fourth-year student-athlete Kiera Rigby. The team hopes to achieve their $2000 fundraising goal through selling Shoot for the Cure t-shirts, collecting donations, and holding a bake sale. Some players have also set individual fundraising goals.

"We each have our individual reasons, but are united by our desire to take care of one another and find a cure for this disease,鈥� said Rigby. 鈥淚f we can help even one individual, it is well worth the effort. In addition to our team鈥檚 efforts, I am donating my hair to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign that makes wigs for women who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment. This is in honour of my grandmother, Sandra McNeilly who passed away fighting cancer, as too many others have.鈥�

Rigby will have her hair cut and donate over eight inches of hair to a Canadian Cancer Society representative at halftime during the 91探花 Men鈥檚 Basketball game (tip off at 8:00 pm).

鈥淭he 91探花 Women's Basketball team is pleased to again be taking part in the University Sport National Shoot For The Cure campaign in support of breast cancer research,鈥� says head coach Greg Gould. 鈥淥ur players always look forward to this game and work hard to ensure its success. I hope our fans and the entire Island community come out to support this worthy cause!鈥�

To donate to Kiera Rigby鈥檚 individual effort to support Shoot for the Cure, click on her or find it on her Facebook profile.