UTICA, NY- Local rivals Utica College and Morrisville State women’s hockey teams have joined forces to raise awareness for childhood cancer. The teams will “go gold” as they face off on Saturday, Dec. 3 for the Pioneers’ 5th annual gold ribbon game for childhood cancer awareness.
UC has teamed up with the “Save of the Day” Foundation for this year’s event. Both teams will be wearing special edition gold ribbon uniforms during the game, which will then be auctioned off with all proceeds being donated to help ease the medical costs of a local family with a child who is currently battling the disease.
Fans can bid on both the Utica College (HERE) and Morrisville State (HERE) jerseys online leading up to the game, as well as in the arena the day of the event. The minimum bid for a gold ribbon jersey is $100 and you can also purchase the jersey immediately for $300. Bidding must be made in increments of $5.
“We have had a lot of success with this game the last couple years,” said Utica head coach, Dave Clausen. “We’ve managed to raise over $13,000 so far to help local families who have been battling this disease. This cause strikes close to home as the UC women’s hockey family has been directly affected by it and we’re happy to do our part to help raise awareness and help a local family. We’ve always been trying to give back at Utica College and be part of the local community, and this game has had a positive impact on a lot of families in the Mohawk Valley. Each year it keeps getting bigger and better, so we’re excited to see what this year’s game has in store.”
Throughout the past decade the Rob Esche “Save of the Day” Foundation, Inc. has raised over a million dollars to provide financial assistance to children with life threatening illnesses within the Mohawk Valley. Through fundraising efforts the Foundation has been able to help over 150 children and their families.
