Monday, October 13, 2014

Hastings College Bronco's Fight Cancer

(Hastings, Neb.) – For five years, several Hastings organizations have pooled their effort to raise breast cancer awareness and money for cancer care. This year is no different as Hastings College, the YWCA of Adams County, Dr. Jerry K. Seiler Breast Care and General Surgery and Mary Lanning HealthCare sponsor a walk/kids run and  Pink Nights during various Hastings College Bronco games on October 15-16. This year’s theme is “Fight Like a Bronco.”
 
All proceeds from game admissions, donations and raffles will support local cancer care at Mary Lanning Healthcare’s Morrison Cancer Center in Hastings, Nebraska.
 
Activities consist of the following:
 
Pink Night shirt sales
Wednesday, October 15
Fight Like a Bronco t-shirts featuring volleyballs will be available on a first come, first served bases for $6 ($8 for XXL and larger) starting at 12 p.m. at the east concession stand of the Lynn Farrell Arena (800 E. 12th St.) A second order for volleyball shirts and an order for Fight Like a Bronco shirts featuring soccer balls will be placed only for shirts which have been paid for in advance. The second order and soccer shirts will be available for pick up on Friday, October 24 at the Barrett Alumni Center (1001 N. 6th Ave.)
 
Fight Like a Bronco 2 Mile Walk/1 Mile Kids Run co-sponsored by the YWCA of Adams County and Hastings College
Wednesday, October 15
Registration will take place at the Gray Center for Communication Arts (1100 N. Elm Street) at 5 p.m., with the run/walk starting at 5:45 p.m. A free will donation of $5 or more is suggested. For additional registration information, contact YWCA at (402) 462-8821.
 
Fight Like a Bronco Hastings College Women’s Soccer
Wednesday, October 15
Catch Bronco Women’s Soccer fever as the nationally-ranked team hosts the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 7 p.m. on Lloyd Wilson Field (1000 E. 12th St.) Order your soccer Fight Like a Bronco t-shirts at the game for delivery on Friday, October 24.
 
Fight Like a Bronco Hastings College Volleyball
Wednesday, October 15
At 7:30 p.m., the Hastings College Bronco Volleyball team will play Concordia University in Lynn Farrell Arena (800 E. 12th Street). During the game, raffle tickets will be available for great prizes such as a weekend getaway in Lincoln, Nebraska; a pink crockpot and a YWCA Freezer Meals gift certificate; and a pink kitchen appliance. Tickets will be $1 for one ticket; $5 for six tickets; or $10 for 15 tickets.
 
Fight Like a Bronco Men’s Soccer
Thursday, October 15
In a showdown of NAIA powerhouses, the Bronco Men’s Soccer team hosts Oklahoma Wesleyan at 7 p.m. on Lloyd Wilson Field. Order your soccer Fight Like a Bronco t-shirts at the game for delivery on Friday, October 24.
 
Founded in 1882, Hastings College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With more than 60 majors in 32 areas of study and 13 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit Hastings.edu for more.

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