Maroons Teaming Up To Fight Breast Cancer

The Chatham Maroons will host their annual “Pink” game, benefiting the Canadian Cancer Society and the Breast Buddies this Sunday night.

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 29th vs the St Thomas Stars as  “Breast Cancer Awareness Night”.

The  Chatham Maroons announced today that the team will wear  special  “pink “ game jerseys  as a tribute to the survivors of this terrible illness.  These jerseys have been donated by the Szekesy Family.

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.

Over the past 4 years,  the Chatham Jr. Maroons have raised just over  $13,000.

Dean Outhouse of “RPM Designs”  and Mike & Dawn Wonnacott of “Simply Vinyl  Signs & Graphics” have donated special “pink”  items to be auctioned October 29th.

Fans are encouraged to get to the game early as the first 200  will receive “pink items”.

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

There will be an on-ice tribute to the Breast Buddies and Canadian Cancer Society prior to the game.  The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

“To celebrate the perseverance these survivors have shown in their battle with Breast Cancer, the song, “  I BELIEVE” will be sung by Alexis Bruhlman during the first intermission  of Sunday’s game.”

For further information Contact: Karen Szekesy, Director of Community Relations @ 519-727-4255 extension 256, or Tom Heath, Community Relations Manager at 519-355-8224.