X-Women raise $850 for cancer cure

Jan 15, 2008 - The StFX Department of Athletics and the X-Women volleyball team hosted a 'Serve Up a Cure' fundraiser event in their recent AUS league game against the Cape Breton Capers played January 13 at the StFX Oland Centre and raised over $850 in support of breast cancer initiatives.\r\n\r\nX-Women head coach Michelle Aucoin comments, "Serve up a Cure was a huge success. X-Women volleyball is extremely grateful to everyone who came out to support the very worthwhile cause and our match. It will be a challenge to improve upon the event, but the challenge is one we are up for as we will make the event an annual occurrence."\r\n\r\nFans in attendance at the 'Serve Up a Cure' game donned pink clothing for the occasion and over $500 was raised through X-Women volleyball T-shirt sales, a 50/50 draw, 'Think Pink' bracelet sales and donations for 'Think Pink' breast cancer ribbons. Funds raised will be donated to the St. Martha�۪s Hospital Cancer Resource Room in Antigonish. In addition, prizes were donated by several departments and individuals from StFX University for a raffle draw held at the game. The $200 generated from the raffle ticket sales was donated to a local Antigonish woman currently fighting her own battle with breast cancer, and in the spirit of giving, the 50/50 winner donated her $155 prize to the family as well, bringing the grand total raised to over $850.\r\n\r\n"The StFX Department of Athletics was pleased to be a part of supporting this worthy cause and will continue their partnership with other local charities in the future," says Marketing and Community Relations Coordinator Jerrett Defazio.