Oct. 12, 2012

BERKELEY - The University of California field hockey team has joined hands with the National Foundation for Cancer Research to participate in the 3rd annual "Stick it to Cancer" campaign, in which field hockey teams across the country are invited to participate by committing to donate proceeds from at least one game to NFCR.

Cal will be donating proceeds from their game Oct. 12, 2012 versus University of the Pacific to NFCR.

To raise funds, the team will be selling T-shirts as well as collecting donations at the event and online.

The players will be wearing special T-shirts for the event in support of the cause as well as hanging displaying the names of those who have fought cancer on the fence surrounding the field. A moment of silence will be recognized in memory of those who have been lost to cancer.

The game begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be held on Maxwell Family Field.

For more information about Stick it to Cancer, or to participate, please visit www.nfcr.org/stickittocancer.

About the National Foundation for Cancer Research The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is a leading cancer research charity dedicated to funding cancer research and public education relating to cancer prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.

Since 1973, NFCR has provided over $300 million in support of discovery-oriented cancer research focused on understanding how and why cells become cancerous, and on public education relating to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. NFCR's scientists are discovering cancer's molecular mysteries and translating these discoveries into therapies that hold the hope for curing cancer. NFCR is about Research for a Cure - cures for all types of cancer. For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org. The most convenient method to contribute to NFCR is to text "NFCR" to 20222 to make a $5 donation with the charge applied to their next cell phone bill. NFCR is about Research for a Cure--cures for all types of cancer. For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org.