Varsity Blues Thinks Pink
When I was in college, nothing much mattered to us students other than classes, fraternity parties and dorm life (and that list is not necessarily in order of importance). But these days it is quite common to see and hear about college students doing their part to support a cause.
I’ve posted before that I’m enamored with the students at Fairfield University — especially after they hosted a Relay for Life as part of the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer program.
Now, check this out. The University of Toronto women’s basketball, volleyball and hockey teams are hosting what they’re calling the ‘Varsity Blues Think Pink Weekend’ in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF). It’s the first one of (hopefully) many — and it is coming up this weekend.
According to a recent press release: “The Blues have pledged to raise a minimum of $10,000 for the CBCF.”
Here are two other important details:
- Limited edition Varsity Blues Think Pink t-shirts will be available in the Athletic Centre lobby from Nov. 27-29 and will be on sale at all three Think Pink Weekend games for a $10 minimum asking price. Note that says minimum.
- All proceeds from the sale of tickets, t-shirts and other event merchandise will go towards the CBCF - Ontario region.
This is just another reason for me to be proud of my Canadian roots (for those genealogists who want to know, my maiden name is Langevin — we’re a part of the 300+ year old Roberge family who began their Canadian tour on the Ile d’Orleans in Quebec).
Anyway, I’m proud of these girls. If you’re Canadian, and I know many of you are, do your part to CHEER PINK!!!!!
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Gosh, I wish I had known about this at the time…I’d have loved to go to Varsity to get one of these!!! And how wild…Toronto was playing Laurier..where my son goes!! Perhaps they’ll do this again next year.
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:13 pm
I imagine as long as it went well they will. If I get a report about how much they earned or another measure of the success of the problem, I’ll let you know.