In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this coming October, organizations across the country will be doing their share and donating to the Susan G Komen Foundation. Professional football players will be geared up with pink gloves, towels and shoes, and early morning cancer walks will kick off with thousands of walkers and runners. This year, Stamford High has joined the fight against breast cancer with its first ever Pink Out dedicated to raising awareness and contributing to charity.
The event is run by Stamford High’s Athletic Council, which is raising money by selling pink shirts that read, “Stamford, Bleed Black, Think Pink.” Athletic Council member and Cross Country Couch Adam Scianna said, “Over 450 shirts have been sold” so far. The shirts were sold for $20, and had to be ordered by Sept. 20, but due to the initiative’s incredible success thus far, the Athletic Council has ordered plenty of extra and has extended the deadline. The shirts can be ordered online at bleedblackthinkpink.weebly.com for as long as supplies last.
Throughout the month, there will also be pink bake sales and wristbands being sold.
The Athletic Council predicts to raise about $5000 from the Pink Out project. The majority of the proceeds will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation. The rest of the money will be appropriated towards the Athletic Council and is expected to cover general costs of the athletic program.
Selling shirts and spreading the word is leading up to Friday October 11, the official Pink Out day. Everyone who bought a Pink Out shirt will be wearing it to school and to all the sports games that night. Those who did not purchase a shirt are encouraged to join their classmates and wear all the pink they have.
Along with raising money and awareness, the Athletic Council’s objective is to promote school spirit. Over the past few years, pride for Stamford High has not been overbearing, so it is the council’s goal to change that with a mission that everyone can get behind. “It’s a win, win, win. We are raising money, raising awareness, and raising school spirit,” Scianna said.