POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Athletics Department will host its annual Play4Kay Night on Saturday, Feb. 8, when the women's basketball team faces Manhattan at 7 p.m in McCann Arena. At the annual Play4Kay game, fans are encouraged to wear pink to support the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation and raise breast cancer awareness.     
 
Thanks to Play4Kay Night sponsor Hudson Buick Cadillac GMC, the first 1,000 fans to enter the arena will receive a free pink t-shirt to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. The front of the t-shirt was designed by Marist senior fashion major Ali Milam.
 
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online or stop by the Marist Ticket Office, located in the McCann Center.
 
At halftime, the Marist Athletics Department will recognize breast cancer survivors with a special on-court ceremony. Survivors interested in taking part in the event should contact Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs, Andy Alongi, via email at redfoxes@marist.edu.
 
The executive director of the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, Pari Forood, has enjoyed having a close relationship with Marist College in the last 16 years.
 
"Every year, Marist sports teams play a pink game honoring breast cancer survivors and raising awareness for this disease," Forood said. "Miles of Hope funds support services for people affected by breast cancer within the nine counties of the Hudson Valley and one of the reasons we are so successful is because of partners like Marist."
 
The game marks the 13th consecutive season the Marist Athletics Department will partner with Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation to promote the importance of breast cancer awareness in the Hudson River Valley. Proceeds from the evening's 50-50 raffle will benefit the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation.
 
About Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation
The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) public charity established in March 2004. The mission of the foundation is to fund support services and outreach for people affected by breast cancer within the nine counties of the Hudson Valley, New York (Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, and Sullivan counties).
 
Website: www.milesofhope.org
Address: P.O. Box 405
Lagrangeville, N.Y. 12540
Phone: 845-264-2005
 
The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation was established to fund support services for people fighting breast cancer in the Hudson Valley. The Foundation was started by Dana Effron and Cathy Varunok, two community activists who saw a need for increased services for people with breast cancer. For years, Dana and Cathy raised money for national breast cancer organizations but in 2004, they decided to focus their fundraising efforts on helping their friends and neighbors in the nine counties of the Hudson Valley, New York. The Foundation's Executive Director is Pari Forood.