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Think Pink As Lady Bulldogs Host Arkansas On Sunday
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The first 2,500 fans will receive pink shakers, and the first 1,000 kids will receive Pink Replica Georgia jerseys.
The WBCA announced earlier this week that more than 1,250 schools and organizations have already committed to participating in the 2009 initiative, which is its global, unified effort to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. February 13-22 was designated at this season’s “Pink Zone.”
“It has been nothing short of miraculous to watch teams and organizations across the nation rally behind the fight against breast cancer through the WBCA Pink Zone initiative,” said Beth Bass, the WBCA’s CEO.
The Pink Zone program hit home in the women’s basketball universe when N.C. State coach Kay Yow lost her decades-long battle with breast cancer just weeks ago.
“I’ve never met anybody that didn’t respect Kay,” Andy Landers said. “I’m blessed because we did have a great relationship. She was a classy, straight-up, honest, non-pretentious person.
“I’ve known her for 30 years,” Landers continued. “She was just a classy lady, one of the few people who had no junk in their closet. She was a great role model to her players and a great coach.”
More than a game
Unfortunately like so many other programs across the nation, the Lady Bulldogs have a very close association with cancer. Ann Smith, Andy Landers’ administrative associate for the past nine seasons, is a breast cancer survivor.
Smith was diagnosed in December 2004 during a regular mammogram. Following three surgeries, Smith has been cancer free since March 2005. She takes medicine monthly as a preventative measure and has check-ups every six months.
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