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Join the Lady Buffs to "Paint the Yard Pink"

The Lady Buff softball team will team up with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Greater Amarillo affiliate) and the Woman's Imaging Center at the Northwest Texas Healthcare System on April 6th to "Paint the Yard Pink" and raise awareness for the on-going fight against breast cancer. During WT's contest on that day both the Lady Buffs and their opponent, the Tarleton State TexAnns, will be wearing pink jerseys to help paint the yard pink and we ask for your help!

The team and the Komen foundation will be selling "Paint the Yard Pink" t-shirts to promote the event and the proceeds from the sales will go to benefit the Greater Amarillo affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.

T-shirts will be on sale for $10 at Lady Buff Yard on game day, but are also available for presale by contacting the WT Athletic offices at (806) 651-4400. All presales must be completed by March 28th.

Click here for a sample picture of the t-shirt

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Information

Our Work
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting every minute of every day to finally, once and for all, finish what we started and achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer.

Fulfilling the Promise
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

Breast Cancer Then and Now
For the past 25 years, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors. We are proud of our contribution to some real victories:

More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).

More hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).

More research - the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982).

More survivors - America's 2.3 million breast cancers survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and science to save lives.

Our People
Led by more than 100,000 survivors and activists, Komen is the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer forever. As the face and voice of the global breast cancer movement.

We are local activists in 125 cities and communities, mobilizing more than one million friends and neighbors every year through events like the Komen Race for the Cure Series - the world's largest and most successful awareness and fundraising event for breast cancer.

We are advocates at the local, state and federal level, fighting for the screening and treatment programs that save lives and the research that brings us closer to the cure.

We are global citizens working with local health groups around the world and through our web site, komen.org, to help millions of women in nearly 200 countries overcome the social, cultural and economic barriers to breast health and treatment.

For more information please visit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website at http://www.komenamarillo.org

Northwest Texas Healthcare System Information

Northwest Texas Healthcare System combines traditional values while bringing you the most advanced technology in healthcare.

Northwest Texas Healthcare System serves the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. NWTHS is owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the country's premier healthcare management companies.

NWTHS is a 489-bed acute care medical center located on a campus that also includes an 85-bed behavioral health facility that provides inpatient and outpatient services. NWTHS is staffed by more than 350 physicians representing 38 specialties. These physicians have established excellent standards of quality care and community service.

NWTHS gives physicans the technological and organizational infrastructure that enables them to excel in their specialties, from advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities to programs that encourage continuing professional education. Northwest provides a completely supportive career environment.

This commitment to professional and individual excellence is shared by the highly respected NWTHS nursing staff. It is reflected in the responsive efficiency of the administrative team. The result is an exceptional healthcare system that meets the needs of its community and those of its staff.

For more information please visit the Northwest Texas Health Care System website at http://www.nwtexashealthcare.com