West Chester Joins National Foundation For Cancer ResearchTo Play4theCure Wednesday

West Chester, Pa.  West Chester University's field hockey team has joined hands with the National Foundation for Cancer Research to participate in its fundraising campaign titled "Play4theCure". The Golden Rams will be raising funds during their game versus Kutztown on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at 4 p.m.
 
Play4theCure is a nationwide initiative inviting individuals to participate by committing to donate proceeds from at least one field hockey game to the NFCR.
 
West Chester will be collecting donations and selling wristbands at a table located at the top of the bleacher seating area. Wristbands will be sold for $2 each. The field hockey squad will also be selling a limited number of pink t-shirts for $20 apiece.
 
For more information on the "Play4theCure" campaign or to participate, please visit www.nfcr.org/p4tc. 
 
About the National Foundation for Cancer Research
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is a leading cancer research charity dedicated to funding cancer research and public education relating to cancer prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.
 
Since 1973, NFCR has provided over $309 million in support of discovery-oriented cancer research focused on understanding how and why cells become cancerous, and on public education relating to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.  NFCR's scientists are discovering cancer's molecular mysteries and translating these discoveries into therapies that hold the hope for curing cancer. NFCR is about Research for a Cure - cures for all types of cancer.  For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org.  NFCR is about Research for a Cure—cures for all types of cancer.  For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org.