By: Thomas Heath, Chatham Maroons

The Chatham Junior Maroons are teaming up again this year with the Canadian Cancer Society and the Breast Buddies to help raise awareness of the fight against breast cancer.

The Maroons have designated their home game on Sunday, October 29th vs the St. Thomas Stars as “Breast Cancer Awareness Night”.

The Chatham Maroons announced today that the team will wear special “pink” game jerseys as a tribute to the survivors of this terrible illness. These jerseys have been donated by the Szekesy Family. They will be autographed by the player wearing that jersey and then auctioned off with the proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Breast Buddies.

Over the past 4 years, the Chatham Jr. Maroons have raised just over $13,000.

Dean Outhouse of “RPM Designs” and Mike & Dawn Wonnacott of “Simply Vinyl Signs & Graphics” have donated special “pink” items to be auctioned October 29th.

Fans are encouraged to get to the game early as the first 200 will receive “pink items”.

The Breast Buddies and the Cancer Society will have information tables set up on the West side upper walkway of Memorial Arena.  For more information, please visit their websites at www.cancer.ca and www.thebreastbuddies.com.

There will be an on-ice tribute to the Breast Buddies and Canadian Cancer Society prior to the game. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

In addition, to celebrate the perseverance these survivors have shown in their battle with Breast Cancer, the song, ‘I BELIEVE’ will be sung by Alexis Bruhlman during the first intermission of Sunday’s game.

For further information contact: 
Karen Szekesy, Director of Community Relations at 519-727-4255 extension 256
Tom Heath, Community Relations Manager at 519-355-8224

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