West Kootenay Basketball refs BLOW the WHISTLE on CANCER
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Cancer can be beaten.
And West Kootenay Basketball Officials are doing their part to help fight the deadly disease by participating in the fourth annual BLOW the WHISTLE on CANCER — Pink Whistle campaign.
The provincial campaign, which has the support of most hoop referees in the B.C. Basketball Officials Association, runs through the month of February and strives to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society B.C. and Yukon Division.
Hoop refs will be officiating games from high school to university using pink whistles.
“As more and more men, women and children are battling this disease each year, we can take pride in knowing that our donations are helping fund researchers at the BC Cancer Agency at UBC, fight for public policies to make healthy living possible and providing support in the services the Canadian Cancer Society offers through their programs such as Cancer Information Service, Cancer Connection, Camps, Accommodation and Financial Support,” said Shelley Ganchar Director of Administration for the BCBOA.
“Together we can help our fellow British Columbians living with cancer and relieve the effects on those individuals and their families.
The Pink Whistle campaign runs throughout the month of February.
Anyone wanting to donate to the cause may do so through the Canadian Cancer Society by clicking on this link:
http://cancerevents.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=420153&team=5383215
West Kootenay Association officials ref games from Kaslo to Grand Forks.
“Please join us as we strive to “BLOW the WHISTLE on CANCER ” this February,” Ganchar said.
