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October 15, 2009
Generals to Host Puget Sound for Breast Cancer Awareness Night
Eugene, OR - The Eugene Generals (3-1) will host the NORPAC Pacific Division first place Puget Sound Tomahawks (4-0) this Friday at 6:35 PM for the Generals 5th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night presented by Health & Safety Institute.
The Generals will be wearing limited edition pink breast cancer awareness jerseys that will be auctioned off on eBay beginning today. The proceeds of the auction will benefit the American Cancer Society. Over the past four years the Generals have donated over $15,000 to the American Cancer Society, and hope to significantly increase that amount this year. The Generals are currently 4-0 wearing the pink jerseys, and they were able to defeat the Tomahawks on their inaugural Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
“Everybody in our organization, including the players, is extremely excited to be wearing the pink jerseys and supporting a great cause on Friday,” Generals GM Flint Doungchak stated. “Breast cancer affects so many people, and we want to do our part to help fight this terrible disease. The want to strongly encourage any woman over the age of 40, or any woman at increased risk, to get a mammography on Friday, which is National Mammography Day, and come to our game in the evening to support breast cancer awareness.”
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and early detection is incredibly important in defeating breast cancer. Annual mammography screening for women over 40, or earlier for women at increased risk, is the best way to detect breast cancer early. When coupled with new treatment options, mammography screenings can significantly improve a woman’s chance of survival.
Doungchak went on to say, “This will be our fifth year holding the auction and the event, and we have no reason to doubt that this will be our most successful Breast Cancer Awareness Night to date. We have been given great support from the Health & Safety Institute, and we hope the event can raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer.”
Eugene, Oregon-based Health & Safety Institute unites the recognition and expertise of Medic First Aid International (http://www.medicfirstaid.com) and the American Safety & Health Institute (http://www.ashinstitute.org) to create the largest privately held emergency care training organization in the industry. In partnership with nearly 10,000 approved training centers, Medic First Aid and ASHI have authorized more than 115,000 professional safety and health educators who have certified more than 13 million emergency care providers in the US and more than 100 countries throughout the world. HSI’s vision is to be the preferred training resource for safety and health training centers.
The Generals 5th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night presented by Health & Safety Institute against the Puget Sound Tomahawks this Friday at 6:35 PM at Lane Events Center, and the game on Saturday against the Tomahawks at 4:35 PM will be simulcast on EGHN and INFO 1320. The Generals will also host the Seattle Totems on Sunday at 7:35 PM. The game will be broadcast on EGHN. For more information on special event nights, the jersey auction, upcoming games or EGHN please visit eugenegenerals.com.