The Clark University women’s basketball team will join the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) “Think Pink” initiative, along with fellow New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) teams and over 800 collegiate institutions across the United States on Wednesday, Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) at the Kneller Athletic Center. “Think Pink” is designed to raise breast cancer awareness around the country.
That evening, Clark will battle Wellesley College on the court, but both teams will participate in the fight against cancer. They have arranged to wear pink shoelaces and referees will sport pink whistles to show their support.
Additionally, members of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will distribute pink “Celebrate Courage” bracelets for a suggested $1 donation and throw pink tees in the stands for every made Clark three-pointer. All proceeds will go to a breast cancer research foundation.
The WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year of “Think Pink” a success. The 2008 initiative has already unified over 600 women’s
basketball teams for the cause.
