FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana University ? Purdue University Fort Wayne hosted the sixth annual Pink Out luncheon on Saturday at noon to honor breast cancer survivors.
The event was open to the public. The proceeds go to the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer . One dollar from each ticket sold to the IPFW women's basketball game Saturday at 2 p.m. will also go to the foundation. Breast cancer survivors will be honored at an on-court ceremony during halftime at the basketball game.
"This is an accomplishment," said Delores McKee, a 16-year-survivor. "This is a good blessing to survive this long...So many people don't make it this far. They don't even make the year survival, and the good Lord has left me here for 16 years."
Student athletes also volunteered to help throughout the day.
"About every person in our department has been affected by cancer one way or another, and we've actually had former student athletes that had grandparents and mothers that had been affected by it and are survivors and have fought the battle. So, they know right up front how important it is to get everybody involved and keeping awareness on the forefront," Tommy Bell, the Director of Athletics for IPFW, said.
IPFW has raised around $5000 for the cause. In addition to the tickets, the women's basketball team and cheerleaders competed to sell ribbons for the game and together raised around $1800.
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Source: http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/ipfw-goes-pink-for-breast-cancer-survivors
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