Fundraising at last Friday’s game will benefit Abington Jefferson Hospital’s Rosenfeld Cancer Center, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Philadelphia Affiliate, the Terry Hanifin Memorial Scholarship Fund, and the Breathing Room.
Abington Jefferson Hospital nurses, Philadelphia Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure volunteer, and volunteers from the Breathing Room staffed tables with breast cancer awareness materials and information.
Several years ago the football coaches from Abington and North Penn High Schools were talking and realized that their mothers were both breast cancer survivors. Since the teams were playing each other – during Breast Cancer Awareness Month – they decided to develop activities and events to promote breast cancer awareness at the game with the theme “Score Big Against Breast Cancer.” Thousands of dollars were raised as well as breast cancer awareness and the event has become a popularly supported, annual event. This year’s theme was “PINK Out for the Cure” with tee-shirts developed to promote it.
With the involvement of the Abington Senior High School Key Club, Abington Jefferson Hospital, the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and volunteers from the Breathing Room, an incredible array of activities and fundraisers had been developed for this year’s game last Friday; The Abington Senior High School Key Club embraced the event again this year, again with much enthusiasm and had taken leadership roles. The Abington Key Club sold pink “PINK Out for the Cure” tee-shirts the week preceding the game and at the game.
