Press
Release
10th
Annual Donna Hopkins “Hoop It Up For Breast Cancer”
Basketball Tournament
-----Active fighters on
the front lines of the battle against cancer------
Prince George’s County, MD (September 25-27, 2009) – Join
in the Battle Against Breast Cancer.
Join two-time breast cancer survivor Donna Hopkins, along with Washington Redskins
offensive lineman Chris Samuels and former Washington Redskins, Darrell Green, and Gary Clark along with many others as they celebrate
10 years of being on the front lines with our community in the battle against
breast cancer. This is a community-oriented event that not only presents first class
exciting men and women’s basketball competition, but provides an opportunity
for women and men from the community to receive breast cancer awareness
information first-hand from local hospital representatives and health care
professionals.
Hopkins Breast Cancer Inc is committed
to helping people living with breast cancer by providing funds to help with medical
and other expenses incurred as a result of their illness, that are not covered
by health insurance and other resources.
Proceeds from this event will go to men and women who have been
diagnosed with breast cancer living in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.
The tournament will take place on September 25-27, 2009 at Lake Arbor Community
Center, 10100 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville, MD
20721. Donna
Hopkins, the founder, will conduct the tournament with
support from both the Prince George and Montgomery County Departments of
Recreation. The basketball tournament
features highly enthusiastic local men and women's teams. On Friday, September 25 at
6:45 p.m., are the opening ceremonies followed by a children’s 3-minute game, coached
by Darrell Green and Chris Samuels, leading us into our opening men and women’s
games. On Saturday, games will run the
entire day starting at 9 a.m. On Sunday,
games start at 8:30 a.m. concluding with semi-final and championship games for
both men and women. Admission to the tournament is free to the
public. Visit our website @ www.breastcancerhoops.org for
information and directions.
“Recognizing the
growing impact of breast cancer and the shared challenge, we must all join in
the battle to fight this disease,” said Donna Hopkins, Honorary Survivor Chair and
Founder of Hopkins Breast Cancer Inc. The Donna
Hopkins “Hoop It Up For Breast Cancer “Basketball
Tournament has teamed up with Southwest Airlines the (official sponsor of the 10th Annual Donna Hopkins “Hoop It Up For Breast Cancer”
Basketball Tournament.) Other
sponsors TD Bank, Chocolate
Chocolate, Artful Creations, Vital Skin
Care, Costco, Safeway, Panera Bread, Mamma Lucia, Corner Bakery, Hugo Salon &
Spa, Holiday Inn Capital, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Washington Marriott, Washington
Wizards, Washington Redskins, The Mouse Artist, Drink More Water, Shoppers,
Hyatt, Pohanka Honda, Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Prince
George's County Department of Parks and Recreation and Montgomery County
Recreation Department, the Maryland.
Checks should be made payable to: Hopkins Breast Cancer Inc, P.O. Box 7132, Silver
Spring, MD 20907.
All fees and contributions are tax deductible.
For Release 8 a.m., August 31, 2009