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Power Up the Pink!
Presented By
 January 20, 2012
If you would like to join the Honorary Committee or would like to purchase group tickets (10 or more) to the game, please contact Marketing Manager Laura Menges at (518) 782-6769 or lmenges@siena.edu.
Spread the word and RSVP on Facebook Last year's event raised a record $20,650 for the Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer. Our goal this year is to raise $25,000 for CRAAB! and we need your help! Want to be a part of the Pink Zone Reception before the Women's Basketball game and get a ticket to the game? Then click on the Honorary Committee form below, fill it out, and mail it in! It is $50 to sign up and proceed will benefit CRAAB! Want to be a sponsor of the Pink zone Event? Click on the Sponsorship form below to see the different opportunities there are. Once you have filled it out just mail it in and proceeds will benefit CRAAB! Want a chance to win a Siena Camp Scholarship? Click on the Kid's Battle Back form and enter yourself into the contest to have the chance to be one of the three lucky winners! Important Pink Zone Forms Pink Zone X's and O's
Contacts Siena College 515 Loudon Rd Loudonville, NY 12211 PHONE: 518-782-6769 EMAIL: lmenges@siena.edu WEBSITE: www.sienasaints.com Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer - CRAAB! 125 Wolf Road Suite 124 Albany, NY 12205 PHONE: 518-435-1055 FAX: 518-435-1245 President - Joan Sheehan Program Coordinator Margaret Roberts EMAIL craab@nycap.rr.com WEBSITE www.craab.org
2012 Power Up the Pink Awardees Nini Wu, M.D.
Marri Aviza and Lisa Norgrove
Nicole Cochetti
Siena Women's Basketball & CRAAB! The partnership between Siena Women's Basketball and CRAAB! is now in its 12th year! In 1999 Coach Gina Castelli approached the late Dr. Patricia Brown, a professor of Biology at Siena College and a founder and president of CRAAB!, about collaborating on a breast cancer awareness event at one of her team's home games. From Dr. Brown and CRAAB!, Coach Castelli learned about the issues surrounding the epidemic and wanted to spread that knowledge to others, especially young women. So began the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Basketball Game hosted by the Siena Saints Women's Basketball Team and CRAAB! This event has become an annual highlight for both the Saints and CRAAB! It has evolved over the years to include more community partners, more displays and raffles, education tables and spectators that show their support by wearing pink. Before the game tip-off the recognition of local breast cancer survivors takes place to inspire those around them. The Pink Zone Reception celebrates the 12thAnniversary of the Breast Cancer Awareness Basketball Game. We thank you for your participation and continued support. CRAAB! (Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer) CRAAB! (Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer) is a nonprofit organization created in 1997 that provides a wide variety of support services for survivors and caregivers, as well as education about cancer research, treatment options, and possible risk education strategies for survivors, their families and the general public. CRAAB! partners with many local businesses and schools like Siena College to continue to spread knowledge about their services and breast cancer awareness. To learn more about CRAAB!, visit their website at www.craab.org. "150 in the Zone" Honorary Committee Want to be more involved in the Pink Zone event!? Now is your chance to become a member of the Honorary Committee. On January 20, 2012 you will have the opportunity to show the Capital Region your support along with Siena Women's Basketball and CRAAB! With just $50.00 you will become a member of the honorary committee, you will also be invited to join us at the Pink Zone Reception for a buffet of hearty appetizers and beverages, as well as a silent auction and a chance to meet the Siena Women's Basketball Head Coach Gina Castelli. Your efforts will be also recognized in the Pink Zone Events Program. This year we are looking to make the Reception bigger and better, and we need you to give "an assist" to our goals! Help us reach our goal of "150 in the Zone" as we look to reach our goal of 150 Honorary Committee Members from the Siena Community! To sign up, please see the attachment at the top of the page for the Honorary Committee Form. Sponsorship We need YOU on our Survivorship Support Team, which you can join by becoming a sponsor of Pink Zone Night! It is the largest winter breast cancer awareness event in the Greater Capital Region, last year the event brought in the highest attendance rate of the season for Siena Women's Basketball, with over 1,000 people in the crowd. The Pink Zone game attracted hundreds of families, college and high school students, community groups, health organizations, and cancer survivors and their caregivers. Depending on your level of sponsorship you will be gratefully acknowledged in the Pink Zone Reception program, with signage at the Pink Zone Reception, signage at the Pink Zone game as well as throughout the evening by audio announcement during the basketball game. Please join us as a sponsor at the pre-game Pink Zone Reception, where you can meet and greet Head Coach Gina Castelli, winner of a 2010 Women of Excellence Award, with a buffet of food and refreshments! To sign up, please see the attachment at the top of the page for the Sponsorship Form. Kids Battle Back Hey young Saint Fans, want to get involved in the Siena Sports camps this summer and help promote healthy choices? If you participate in the Kids Battle Back- Video or Bookmark Contest, you will be eligible to win a scholarship to any 2012 Siena College Summer Day Camps! This includes baseball, basketball, dance, lacrosse, soccer and softball. To enter, you must be ages 8-13 and make a short video or bookmark that promotes healthy choices and positive habits. Make your video or bookmark as creative as possible with an optimistic message then send it in! There will be three winners announced at halftime of the Siena Women's Basketball Pink Zone Game. To learn more about the contest and how to enter, please see the Kids Battle Back Form at the top of the page. |
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Nini Wu, M.D. is this year's honoree from the medical professional category. She is a board certified cancer specialist in practice with New York Oncology Hematology for the past 13 years. She received her medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and fellowship training in hematology-encology at Northwestern University's Memorial Hospital. Dr. Wu, who is currently serving her second term as president of New York Oncology Hematology, is a member of the US Oncology's National Policy Board Executive Committee. She has served on numerous board and committees at area schools, hospitals and charitable organizations and takes an active role in promoting important health care issues.
Marri Aviza and Lisa Norgrove are this year's honorees representing the business or community leader category. Aviza and Norgrove are the founders of Rumors Salon and Day Spa in Latham, N.Y. Together, Marri and Lisa have grown their business from $100,000 a year in sales to over $3 million annually. Rumors Salon and Day Spa is the first U.S. Salon to be chosen by 3-6-5 as a member and was featured in the launch of its first US magazines Salon Success and Salon Champions. Rumors has been featured in Vogue magazine's "Best Beauty Spots," Elle's "Best Cut & Color Salon" and "Salon Today 200" America's Fastest Growing Salons, "Hot" 100 Salons in America Salon City 2010, and has appeared on MTV. Leading by example, Marri and Lisa encourage the team at Rumors to get involved with the community. Not only is Rumors a leader in its industry, but in community service as well. Rumors has donated over $1 million in funds, services, and products in the past 25 years to a number of health-related and charitable organizations.
Nicole Cochetti is a senior at Siena College and this year's honoree in the student category. Cochetti has spent the past three years as part of the athletic department's marketing team. In her role as marketing team captain, she oversees the "Lil' Saints Club," and has assisted with various in-game promotions at both men's and women's basketball games. She has dedicated countless hours during her time at Siena to the annual pink zone event, helping coordinate the game and make it the huge success it has become. Additionally, Cochetti interned this past summer with minor league baseball's Tri-City ValleyCats, working as the Promotions Team Manager and has participated in the Albany Breast Cancer Walk for the past two years.
