Downers Grove South Girls Basketball 3rd Annual Shoot For A Cure Event

The Downers Grove South Girls Basketball Boost –"Hers" Program will be sponsoring their annual Shoot For A Cure event on Saturday, January 29, 2011.  The DGS Mustangs will host the Morton Mustangs starting with the Freshman A game at 4:30 pm.  Following that game will be the Freshman B and Sophomore games at 6:00 pm.  Concluding the event will be the Varsity game at 7:30 pm.  This will be the third year in a row in which the DGS Girls Basketball program will host a game where donations and proceeds from raffles and T-shirt sales will be donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. 

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, raises money for the fight against women's cancers.  The late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and passed away in 2009.  

The home game for the Mustangs will be an exciting one as the DGS Pep Band will entertain the anticipated large crowd for the two conference rivals.  In addition, there will be a special half-time performance by members of the 2011 Chicago AFL Adrenaline Rush Dancers.

As part of the fund raising activities, gift baskets containing donated merchandise and services from local merchants and organizations will be raffled off at the end of the varsity game.  Last year's Shoot For A Cure event was a huge success as it was attended by over 800 fans and raised over $3,000 for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.  This year's event, with your support, will help the teams' efforts in their fight against cancer.