HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College women's basketball team will host their fourth annual "Play 4 Kay" game during a contest with Lenoir-Rhyne University on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
"Play 4Kay" is a weeklong initiative across women's basketball to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research across campuses, in communities and beyond. It has raised over $2 million to support women's cancer research. The initiative is in honor of Kay Yow, a former women's basketball coach who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2009. All proceeds from the week benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
The Cobras will help raise funds for cancer research by donating $1 for every free throw made during the game. The Coker Student Athlete Advisory Committee will also be selling pink ribbons that will be placed on the Coker Wall of Honor.
If you would like to make a donation, here is the link to the Coker College Play 4Kay page.
About The Kay Yow Cancer Fund
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation, is a charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause.
Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, and passed away on January 24, 2009, after facing her third bout with the disease. With the creation of the Fund, Kay hoped to raise money to further cutting-edge research conducted by the nation's top doctors and medical experts to allow more and more cancer patients to have access to experimental drugs and clinical trials.
Since the majority of these research projects are privately funded, these researchers desperately need our support in order for them to continue to make strides in finding a cure for cancer. To date, the Fund has raised over $7 million in support of women's cancer research.