Chatham Maroons Team Up To Fight Breast Cancer

The Chatham Junior Maroons are teaming up again this year with The Canadian Cancer Society and The Breast Buddies to help raise awareness of the fight against breast cancer.

The Maroons have designated their home game on Sunday, October 27th against the Leamington Flyers as “Breast Cancer Awareness Night.”

The Chatham Maroons announced the team will wear special “pink” game jerseys as a tribute to the survivors of this terrible illness. These sweaters have been donated by Maroons owners Karen & Bill Szekesy, and Hogan’s Printing. They will be autographed by the player wearing that jersey and then auctioned off with the proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Breast Buddies.

Fans are encouraged to get to the game early as a limited number of “pink items” will be given out on a first come basis.

The Breast Buddies and the Cancer Society will have information tables set up on the West side upper walkway of Memorial Arena during the game. For more information, please visit their websites at www.cancer.ca and www.thebreastbuddies.com.

Also, there will be an on-ice tribute to the Breast Buddies and Canadian Cancer society prior to the game. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:00pm.

To celebrate the perseverance these survivors have shown in their battle with Breast Cancer, the song “I Believe,” will be sung by Christie Palazzolo during the first intermission of Sunday’s game.
Christie will also sing the Canadian National Anthem at the start of the game. She is the sister of Maroons’ forward Eric Palazzolo.