White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Manhattan-Sacred Heart, Hofstra-St. Francis in CANCER SLAM Monday.

WPCNR PRESS BOX. From American Cancer Society. (EDITED) November 12, 2002:College Basketball tips off locally on Monday, November 25th at 7:00 pm, when the American Cancer Society will present the Coaches vs. Cancer Snapple College Slam at the Westchester County Center. Manhattan College will tip-off with Sacred Heart, followed by a 9:00 pm game matching Hofstra University against St. Francis College.

All attendees will be provided with free Snapple beverages, and raffle entry with admission to win T-shirts and other prizes. The evening’s event will also include shoot out contests. Tickets are on sale now for $11.00, available through the Westchester County Center Box office or Ticketmaster.

“Coaches vs. Cancer is an instrumental part of the American Cancer Society’s effort of supplying lifesaving information to help reach our goal of finding the ultimate answer – a cure for all cancers,” said Peter Ruccione, Corporate Relations Director at the American Cancer Society.

Coaches vs. Cancer is a partnership begun in 1993 by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Since its inception, Coaches vs. Cancer has united over 500 NABC member coaches who have helped raise over $15 million nationwide for the American Cancer Society.

The Coaches vs. Cancer program is dedicated to defeating cancer by funding cancer research, education, advocacy and services of the American Cancer Society.

Money raised from ticket sales, sponsorships and game day activities will go to support the American Cancer Society’s programs of cancer education, patient services and support, as well as critical cancer research.

For more information, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit the Society's website at www.cancer.org.


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