Everyone knows that the month of October raises awareness for breast cancer. To show support, St. Dominic hosts their annual Pink-Out Football game this Friday night against Riverview Gardens High School.
During the game, students dress in pink and the stadium is decorated in support of breast cancer awareness. For the past couple of years, the CRU Club has been responsible for creating and selling pink-out shirts, which raises money for Mercy Hospital.
“CRU is behind the scenes for most of the pink-out games since we decorate the stadium, along with creating and selling shirts,” senior Olivia Huddleston said.
Although the game raises a huge amount of awareness for breast cancer patients, students are also asked to wear their pink-out shirts to school on Friday. This serves as a reminder that cancer patients need our support and love at all times, even through small ways.
“The pink out shirts are designed by the leadership team of CRU. They decide the shade of pink and the design on the shirt,” religion teacher Mrs. Debbie Johnson said.
Additionally, Outreach Club hosts a bake sale during the game to raise funds for current cancer patients. They ask students to bring in a variety of cakes, cookies, and candies to sell at the game. At the end of the night, all proceeds are also donated to Mercy.
“We sell the Pink Out spirit wear and make a profit off each item. This year we sold over 700 items; $2 per item, we will make over $1400 for Mercy Hospital, designated to be used for breast cancer patients,” Mrs. Johnson said.
To show St. Dominic’s support, both on and off the field, St. Dominic football players, cheerleaders, and dancers also make an effort to wear pink. Whether it be wearing pink socks, or pink armbands, players make sure to sport their support. St. Dominic’s cheer team also knows how to do pink out right.
“The pink out game is one of my favorites, because I run Crusader Sparkle, which is performed during the pink out game. I really love Crusader sparkle because it brings another type of joy to my heart,” senior Bella Hammond said.
Crusader Sparkle is an outreach to teenagers with disabilities who love to cheer. They get to come out at halftime of our pink out game and perform with the Crusaders cheer team.
While the entrance to Crusader Stadium was recently remodeled, it doesn’t compare to the transformation that occurs on pink-out night. CRU and Outreach club work together to decorate the stadium with posters, streamers and balloons, to further show St. Dominic’s support.
“As a cheerleader I love seeing the stands covered in all pink, it really shows our support and love towards Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” senior Emma Thornton said.
Although it’s too late to buy a shirt, it’s never too late to show your support. This Friday night, St. Dominic takes the field at 7:00 PM to fight for a cause much bigger than themselves. If you’re free, help contribute to the cause and come out, to raise even more support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
