Pink In The Rink To Honor Cancer Survivors
March 14, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
Des Moines, IA- The Iowa Stars will take on the Quad City Flames on Saturday, March 15th for Pink in the Rink, a special event to benefit the John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
Fans in attendance for Pink in the Rink will receive pink pen lights courtesy of John Stoddard to be used during a special intermission ceremony. The ceremony will recognize cancer patients and survivors along with families who have lost loved ones to cancer, as well as the medical professionals who work with the patients everyday. Fans will also be given mammogram reminder cards to mail to their loved ones in order to promote breast cancer awareness.
Proceeds from the entire event will go towards the John Stoddard Breast Cancer Care Coordinator Program. For more information on this program or Stoddard, please visit www.johnstoddardcancer.org.
In addition to pink ice the Stars players will wear special pink and black jerseys that will be auctioned off their backs live on the ice following the night's matchup. Two Iowa Stars players will have pink hair for the game. Fans contributed money to their favorite player's jar during the previous four home games; the player with the most money would have to dye their hair pink for the event. Numbers were tallied on Wednesday and rookies Tom Wandell and James Neal tied for the top spot!
A silent auction featuring all sports memorabilia will take place on the concourse before and during the game. Items such as a Peyton Manning autographed jersey, a Kurt Warner autographed football, a Zach Johnson autographed 8x10 photo and a Brett Favre autographed jersey will be available for fans to bid on.*
KIOA Chuck-A-Puck is a second intermission tradition at the Iowa Stars games and on Saturday, March 15th the prizes and anticipation will be bigger and better than ever! For this one time event the Chuck-A-Puck prizes are super-sized and the price per puck will increase by $1. Prizes include the grand prize of a team autographed commemorative Pink in the Rink jersey, the same ones the players will be wearing for the game! The side prizes each include suite tickets for upcoming events at Wells Fargo Arena along with gift certificates to local restaurants.
* Items may be substituted with a similar item in the event of a market shortage.
STARS INFO: Happy Hour - Join Iowa Stars fans in the Principal River's Edge Restaurant from 5:30 to 6:30 before every weekday home game.
Join "the voice of the Stars" Jim Erickson along with Stars players, coaches and staff at Scooter and Babs Sports Bar and Grille, 918 E Euclid Ave, in Des Moines on Mondays from 7 to 8pm. Stop by to listen to the show while you enjoy some great food and drink. When you are at Scooter and Babs for the show, be sure to register for the chance to sit in the reserved front row and have dinner with the player guests. If you can't make it to Scooter and Babs listen on 1350 AM KRNT and at www.1350krnt.com.
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