The Cascades women’s basketball team is set to host its ninth annual Shoot for the Cure fundraisers in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Cascades will host a pub night and silent auction Feb. 11 at Finnegan’s Pub & Grill in Abbotsford, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 include a burger, side dish and drink. Tickets must be obtained in advance, and are available from UFV women’s basketball players, or by contacting event coordinator Hailey Kendall via email (haileykendal@gmail.com).
The next night, the Cascades host Thompson River University, and that has been designated as ‘Shoot for the Cure’ night. The team will be selling T-shirts and wristbands with the Shoot for the Cure logo, and will be accepting direct donations from fans.
Shoot for the Cure, a coast-to-coast fundraising initiative established by the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, is now in its ninth year and is approaching $1 million in total donations.
This season, for the fifth year in a row, all 47 CIS women’s basketball schools are set to take part.
