Two Rivals Coming Together For One Cause
Loveland, Ohio – Students, staff, parents, and community members held their annual Pink Game at Loveland’s Tiger Stadium last Friday night. To others, it was the Friday night football game (Kings 24, Loveland 17).
Jan Middleton, the development associate for Pink Ribbon Girls said, “It takes a lot of volunteers to coordinate a game like this – we had student and parent volunteers from both schools as well as staff from both schools that worked together. Two Rivals Coming Together For One Cause.”
Middleton reported to Loveland Magazine that they sold over 1,700 personalized t-shirts this year. “We are still waiting on a final number from Loveland on fundraising but it should be over $12,000.” Last year the two schools sold 1,200 shirts.
The game is part of a series of games called Friday Night Pinks to benefit local non profit, Pink Ribbon Girls. Kings was one of the first schools to host a pink game and now it is an annual event between Loveland and Kings. This was the first year for it to be hosted by Loveland.
This year Borcherding Buick GMC sponsored a Borcherding Buick GMC Punt for Pink Challenge during half time. One student from each high school was be selected to attempt to punt a football into the back of a pick up truck. If they were successful they wouldl win $5000 for their school and $5000 for Pink Ribbon Girls. You can watch the kicks in this video. Kim Borcherding drove the truck to the game and explains in this video why she is supportive of the Pink Ribbon Games.
All of the money raised by pink games stays here in our community to support women battling breast and other women’s reproductive cancers. Pink Ribbon Girls provides FREE healthy meals, housecleaning, transportation to treatment and peer support. Last year they shipped 35,000 meals to families in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. They provided 415 housecleanings and 569 rides to treatment. These services are not income based.
Please read more about the Pink Ribbon Girls HERE. You too can add to what the Loveland and Kings students are doing.
