Moravian College's 2015 Play 4Kay Week Set for February 8-14
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team will host its annual Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday February 14, 2015 when the Greyhounds host Elizabethtown College in a Landmark Conference game.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- On Saturday, February 14, 2015, the Moravian College women’s basketball team will host its annual Play 4Kay Cancer Awareness Day. The Greyhounds look to tackle Elizabethtown College in Landmark Conference action. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. after the annual Alumni Game in Johnston Hall here a Moravian College.
"This is a game we look forward to every year," commented Head Coach Mary Beth Spirk. "We plan it, have event around it and has become a source of pride for us. We get a lot of people involved and the biggest picture is raising money to find a cure that has taken the lives of so many people. As a team we are lucky to be playing and doing what we are doing, so to we hope we can make a small difference by helping out and giving back to people who are fighting the battle."
The team has already raised over $1,500 online this year and in the past six years, the Moravian College women's basketball team has been the top leader of the NCAA Division III Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play 4Kay Contest. The Hounds raised over $12,500 in 2014 and are looking to surpass that this year with the generosity of their fans and have a list of upcoming events that are taking place.
The contest is an effort to reward participating teams in the Play 4Kay who are also raising funds for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund®, in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Moravian raised $12,573 last year, the top amount from an NCAA Division III school. Moravian was also the top NCAA Division III team in 2013 with $16,210, in 2012 with $12,025, in 2011 with $5,825 and in 2010 at $6,100. The Greyhounds had a total of $5,200 in 2009 to give Moravian a total of $57,933 raised over the last six years.
In recognition of its on-going work with Play 4Kay, Moravian received National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators/Jostens Community Service Award for on-going projects at the 2015 NCAA Convention.
Make a donation online to Moravian's Play 4Kay Initiative - click here
Schedule of events for 2015 Play 4Kay at Moravian College
- Thursday-Friday, February 5-6 - T-Shirt Sales in HUB - Gray long sleeves - $20, Pink short sleeves - $10
- Sunday, February 8th - Pink Zone Clinic in Springfield,
N.J. - Click here for registration flyer
- Monday-Friday, February 9-13 - Pink Office Week
- Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, February 9, 10 & 12 - T-Shirt Sales in HUB - Gray long sleeves - $20, Pink short sleeves - $10
- Thursday, February 12th - Pink Zone Clinic at
Moravian from 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Click here for flyer
- Saturday, February 14th - Play 4Kay Day along with
Alumni Game, 12:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall
- Saturday, February 14th - Alumni, Family & Friends Reception at Roosevelt's 21, 4:30 p.m. - Register online here - Deadline to register is February 9th
