 The Fairbanks Ice Dogs and The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation are joining forces to STICK IT TO CANCER.
On Tuesday, February 14th (7:00PM), and Wednesday, February 15th (7:00 PM) the Ice Dogs will battle NAHL
West division rival the Wenatchee Wild. The action on the ice will be
fast and furious – the two teams really don’t like each other.
In addition to a great game, the Ice Dogs will be decked out in lots of
pink, including special valentine’s jerseys that will be auctioned off. A portion of the jersey sale proceeds will go to
the Circle of Hope breast cancer project at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
The action off the ice will be almost as exciting. The
Circle of Hope team will be selling tributary valentine’s for $1,
special chuck-a-pucks and pink 50/50 tickets with proceeds benefiting
the Circle of Hope campaign. Breast cancer survivors will be celebrated
throughout the course of the game.
Plan now to attend this
fun event. It is a great chance to support your community hockey team,
the local Hospital Foundation and breast cancer survivors.
To purchase tickets to STICK IT TO CANCER, please click here.
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Circle of Hope Fundraising Campaign |
 The Hospital Foundation is a community-owned, non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing quality healthcare in Fairbanks. The Hospital Foundation has championed several projects to benefit the Interior Community's healthcare needs, most recently the Fairbanks Imaging Center and the Harry & Sally Porter Heart Center.
On May 20th, the Hospital Foundation introduced a new campaign - Circle of Hope - in support of the Breast Cancer Project at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. The goal of the campaign is to raise $1 million dollars that will be used to work towards achieving a Quality Breast Center of Excellence status through the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC). Specifically, the money raised will be used to purchase new equipment, provide patient and family education, and support research and staff training. The campaign will run from May 2011 to October 2013.
Approximately 1 in 8 women, born in the United States, will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Every Fairbanksan probably knows of someone that has been touched by the disease. In 2010 alone, an estimated 207,090 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in the United States, almost 2,680 in Alaska, and almost 60 new cases in the Fairbanks area. Thankfully, Fairbanks can provide high quality care to those patients. The Fairbanks community benefited greatly from the pioneers whose persistent efforts in the late 1960's built Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Now, it is the leaders of today that will ensure FMH and its important programs, such as Circle of Hope, continue to thrive.
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