Big Pink Volleyball Breast Cancer Fundraiser 2009 at Western Illinois University

MACOMB, IL - - It's time to roll out and set up the pink again the Big Pink Volleyball that is! Western Illinois University's Ninth Annual Big Pink Volleyball single-elimination tournament is slated to take place from Thursday, Sept. 28Thursday, Oct. 1 on WIU's Macomb campus. The tourney begins at 4:30 p.m. daily.

Sponsored by Campus Recreation, Thompson Hall, University Housing and Dining Services, McDonough District Hospital and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization, Big Pink Volleyball is Western's annual breast cancer fundraising event from which thousands of dollars are generated for breast cancer research and treatment.

The 2008 Big Pink Volleyball tournament raised around $7,000 and attracted a record-breaking 993 participants.

According to Judy Yeast, associate director of Campus Recreation, each year, Big Pink Volleyball draws hundreds of WIU students, faculty and staff to the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center, all to bump around a four-foot-wide pink ball.

"Not only is the game and the big pink ball a draw for volleyball enthusiasts and those up to the challenge of batting around the oversize orb, but the event -- which raises funds donated to Peoria Memorial Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization and to McDonough District Hospital's Mammogram Assistance and Other Cancer Screenings program -- also appeals to civic-minded individuals as well as to those who may have been affected by cancer," Yeast said.

Team registration, which is $5 per team member, is due by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Campus Recreation office at the Spencer Student Recreation Center. For more information and to download the entry packet, visit www.campusrec.wiu.edu.

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