“But the biggest goal is to raise awareness of breast cancer.” “Obviously, we want people to have fun and enjoy themselves,” Carter said. “If you get a strike, you get a shirt,” Sautter said.ĬAC has put plenty of work into planning “Bowling for Boobs” and “Think Pink” week, and the organization hopes it will translate to raising awareness and funds. “Think Pink” week concludes today with the bowling fundraiser.Īlso today, CAC will give students the chance to practice their bowling skills with pumpkins in Helmick Commons. Activities ranged from selling T-shirts, receiving candy for wearing the color pink and helping Drake students put pink streaks in their hair. This campaign included “Think Pink” week. Leading up to the event, CAC worked to spread the word throughout campus about awareness of the cause. “I think it’ll be successful because a lot of people have said they want to come,” Carter said. “It’s really fun if you just bring a lot of friends and go bowl.”įirst-year Tori Carter said she is excited to attend the event for the first time. “Not that many people get the time to go bowling,” Sautter said. CAC hopes that hosting the event off campus will intrigue people to get involved.
“So they were willing to make that deal with us.”īut overall, it will be the support of Drake students that make the event successful. “They’re really supportive of the actual event,” Vana said. First-year Rachel Vana said that the bowling alley was easy to work with during the planning process. In addition to selling shirts on campus, CAC sold 120 shirts to members of bowling leagues at Merle Hay Lanes.ĬAC worked with Merle Hay Lanes to plan the event and make it affordable. “‘Bowling for Boobs’ isn’t just for Drake but also for the community,” said senior Robin Sautter, co-president of CAC. That money will then go directly to the American Cancer Society. All the money raised goes toward the Relay for Life total in the spring. The $10 cost covers two games and a shoe rental. An organization at Drake is working to make sure that number keeps rising.ĭrake’s Colleges Against Cancer will host the third annual “Bowling for Boobs” today from 6-9 p.m. In 2011, there were more than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.
Between the pink streamers, flags, sidewalk chalk and hot pink streaks in people’s hair, it can only mean one thing-it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month.Īccording to, one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Walking around campus, the chances of seeing the color pink dramatically increased this month.
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