Posted: Jan 18, 2012
"That is really exciting. Getting every team on board was definitely one of our objectives this year," said University of New Brunswick head coach and Shoot for the Cure project manager, Jeff Speedy. "Our other main goal remains to reach half a million dollars raised for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in the first five years of the initiative."
Shoot for the Cure has proven an overwhelming success in its first four years with close to $400,000 in donations to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and other related cancer charities.
At the 2011 CIS championship last March in Windsor, the WBCA presented a cheque for $104,763 to the Foundation, surpassing the $94,650 collected in 2009-10 and the amounts from the 2008-09 ($81,512) and 2007-08 ($50,320) seasons. In addition to these impressive totals, $59,896 was amassed over the past three years by schools that elected to donate their fundraised money to local cancer organizations.
Once again this year, CIS women's basketball programs raise money through regular season games, non-conference matches, tournaments and special events.
The 2011-12 Shoot for the Cure schedule - which kicked off in mid-October and will culminate in March at the CIS championship in Calgary - is now comprised of 47 events. The campaign resumes this weekend with events at Winnipeg, Queen's, Brock and Dalhousie.
The fundraising initiative was the brainchild of Rod Gilpin, the long-time bench boss of the Bishop's women's program now in his fourth season as head coach of the Gaiters' men's team.
2011-12 WBCA SHOOT FOR THE CURE EVENTS:
Oct. 14-16: Manitoba Bisons Shoot for the Cure Invitational
Oct. 14-16: Bishop's Reebok Shoot for the Cure Tournament
Nov. 4 - Thompson Rivers Regular season vs. Fraser Valley
Nov. 5 - Regina Regular season vs. Saskatchewan
Nov. 12 - Trinity Western Regular season vs. Manitoba
Nov. 12 - UBC Regular season vs. Regina
Nov. 18 - Waterloo Regular season vs. RMC
Nov. 19 - Waterloo Regular season vs. Queen's
Nov. 19 - Carleton Regular season vs. Windsor
Nov. 25 - Wilfrid Laurier Regular season vs. Laurentian
Nov. 25 - Alberta Regular season vs. Trinity Western
Nov. 26 - Alberta Regular season vs. Fraser Valley
Nov. 26 - StFX Regular season vs. Dalhousie
Nov. 26 - Saskatchewan Regular season vs. Trinity Western
Dec. 2 - McMaster Regular season vs. Toronto
Dec. 2 - Western Ontario Regular season vs. Queen's
Dec. 29-31: Concordia Reebok Invitational Tournament
Jan. 13 - Winnipeg Regular season vs. Brandon (BUZZ OFF Cancer)
Jan. 14 - Queen's Regular season vs. York
Jan. 14 - Brock Regular season vs. Western Ontario
Jan. 14 - Dalhousie Regular season vs. Saint Mary's
Jan. 21 - Lakehead Regular season vs. McMaster
Jan. 21 - York Regular season vs. Toronto
Jan. 21 - Lethbridge Regular season vs. Calgary
Jan. 21 - Laurentian Regular season vs. Ryerson
Jan. 21 - Memorial Regular season vs. Acadia
Jan. 22 - Memorial Regular season vs. Acadia
Jan. 25 - Saint Mary's Regular season vs. Dalhousie
Jan. 27 - Acadia Regular season vs. Dalhousie
Jan. 27 - Ottawa Regular season vs. Laurentian
Jan. 28 - Guelph Regular season vs. Brock
Jan. 28 - Windsor Regular season vs. Lakehead
Jan. 28 - Laval Regular season vs. UQAM
Jan. 28 - McGill Regular season vs. Concordia
Jan. 28 - Calgary Regular season vs. Alberta
Feb. 3 - Fraser Valley Regular season vs. UBC
Feb. 3 - UNB Regular season vs. StFX
Feb. 3 - RMC Regular season vs. Queen's
Feb. 3 - UBC Okanagan Regular season vs. Victoria
Feb. 3 - Brandon Regular season vs. Lethbridge
Feb. 4 - UNB Regular season vs. StFX
Feb. 4 - UPEI Regular season vs. Dalhousie
Feb. 4 - UQAM Regular season vs. Concordia
Feb. 10 - Toronto Regular season vs. Laurentian
Feb. 10 - Ryerson Regular season vs. York
Feb. 11 - Cape Breton Regular season vs. UPEI
Feb. 17 - Victoria Regular season vs. UBC
Source: CIS Communications