Thanks to the generosity of their fans, the Chatham Maroons’ annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night was “another huge success.”
That according to Karen Szekesy of the Maroons.
“The $3,171 raised from the auction of the ‘pink’ game jerseys, the raffle of the ‘pink’ hockey items and a donation from the Chatham Maroons Hockey Club will be shared by the Breast Buddies and by the Canadian Cancer Society, Chatham-Kent unit,” said Szekesy of the Oct. 16 evening.
The Szekesy Family donated the special ‘pink’ jerseys.
Members of The Breast Buddies were in attendance for the special pre-game ceremony. They are a group of breast cancer survivors who have taken up dragon boat racing. It is their mission to promote awareness of a quality of life after a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Also participating in the pre-game ceremony was Cindy Vinall, manager of the Chatham-Kent Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Over the past four years, the Maroons’ Breast Cancer Awareness nights have raised more than $13,000.
