TUSKEGEE, Ala. –The Tuskegee University baseball team is set to host Lane College in a four-game series that starts with a Saturday doubleheader and the Seventh Annual Breast Cancer Awareness game. The Golden Tigers continue their fight against breast cancer in Alabama. TU will raise awareness about the disease and honor survivors at a special "Pink Out" doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. from Paterson Field in Montgomery, Ala.
The games are free and open to the public and donations can be given at the gate to help fund the Joy to Life Foundation or by clicking here.
"We were looking for an impactful community service initiative, so we decided to do a game dedicated to a cause," Said head baseball Reginald Hollins. "When we started researching who the game should benefit, I had breast cancer in mind, because I had a friend who went through that," Hollins stated.
The Joy to Life Foundation featured coach Hollins and the Golden Tigers in one of its recent publications.
The weekend's slate of activities end Sunday another afternoon at 12 p.m. with the Dragons.
ABOUT JOY TO LIFE:
Joy to Life is a key partner with the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Their efforts have not only included funding for mammograms for underserved women, but also significant marketing campaigns to educate women about the importance of early detection for breast cancer and ensure uninsured, low income women are aware of ABCCEDP's free services.
Over the last five years, Joy to Life's funding and marketing efforts in combination with recommendations from ABCCEDP's committed physicians, the commitment of community health advisors, the support of strong advocates and the commitment of local county health departments to their communities has led to over 15,000 mammograms for uninsured, low income women of all ages. During this time, 689 breast cancers were diagnosed.
Without the commitment and support from partners like the Joy to Life Foundation, ABCCEDP would not be able to reach these women. Due to this support, on average of 11,500 women
