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Vassar News

Vassar's playing fields and other sports
venues were awash in pink for eight days
last fall as the teams paid tribute to those
who have succumbed to breast cancer,
those who are still battling the disease,
and those who have conquered it.
Think Pink, an annual nationwide event,
was established in 1992 to raise awareness about the disease. During Think Pink
Week at Vassar, teams wore pink socks
(rugby and field hockey), pink shoelaces
(women's volleyball), pink caps (men's and
women's swim teams), and pink pre-game
warm-up gear (women's volleyball, men's
and women's soccer, field hockey). The men's
and women's cross country teams wore
pink number bibs in the Liberty League
Championship races. gordon Field, where
the soccer teams play, was festooned with
pink ribbons, and pink balloons decorated the
stands at gordon Field and Weinberg Turf
Field, where the field hockey team plays.
"Think Pink is a wonderful initiative on
many levels," says men's soccer coach Andy
Jennings. We all know someone affected by
breast cancer, so at the very basic level, it is
a very personal experience. But it is also an
opportunity for the members of the team to
show support, identify with, and take the
time to reflect about breast cancer."
Pari Forood '80, executive director of
the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation,
based in the Hudson Valley, says she was
grateful to the players and coaches for taking
part in the initiative. "One in eight women will
be affected by this disease, and we are here to
help them," Forood says. Since its inception
in 2004, Miles of Hope has granted more
than $2 million for financial assistance for
those affected by breast cancer and for
scholarships for college-bound high school
students whose lives have been affected by
the disease. The organization also funds
education and outreach initiatives in the nine
counties of the Hudson Valley.
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SPrINg 2018

Karl rabe

Vassar Teams
Think Pink for
Breast Cancer
Awareness



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