Parkway North Hosts Annual Play for Pink Game

  image with adjustment      On Friday, Oct. 17, Parkway North played Parkway West in Play for Pink, an annual football game that raises money for breast cancer research. The game raised over $1,200 for the Play for Pink Foundation.

               “It’s different [than other football games] because everybody is showing, by wearing pink, that they are involved in one cause, and it also often brings the other team together with us. So it’s two teams on the field, showing that they are working for one cause,” said activities director Kris Kellams. “It’s the band, the cheerleaders, the parents: everybody who is actually involved in the game doing one thing together and wearing pink. That to me is how it’s different.”

        A student is chosen to design the t-shirts for the game. This year, junior Kristen Susuki received the honor of designing the shirts which are sold by the Captain’s Council. This year, the students of Captain’s Council sold more than 250 shirts. The profits are given to a breast cancer research charity each year.

        “It was cool to see how everyone [was wearing] my shirt. I liked it,” said Susuki.

        Junior Roosevelt Abram, a running back for the varsity football team, said that the meaning behind the game “motivates me to do better, and I just feel blessed that I wake up every day in good health.”

        For senior Sarina Felton, a varsity cheerleader, the game is much more than raising money. It’s about showing support for breast cancer patients and their family. It is because of past experiences that Felton is involved in Play for Pink.

        “I have two aunts who have died from breast cancer, so I can understand the hardships of people who have family that go through it, and people that have it,” said Felton.

        Kellams said, “It’s more than just a football game and cheering; it’s about everybody being involved in something that’s important.”

By: Ryan Lutker  Staff Writer