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"WHEA SKATING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER"
Skating Strides 2009 - January 29 through February 8th

Pink jerseys, pink sticks, pink laces and eight (8) Games!

The following women's games have been designated as Skating Strides events:

Thur., 1/29 BC at UNH	Fri., 1/30 UNH at BC	Sat., 1/31 NU at Maine
Sun. , 2/1 PC at UConn	Fri., 2/6 NU at PC	Sat., 2/7 PC at NU UConn at BU
	Sun., 2/8 UNH at UVM

In addition to gate admissions, each of the contests listed above will also include merchandise sales, raffles, auctions, and other special events. All proceeds from the Skating Strides weekend will be donated to breast cancer charities.

In addition, all 10 of Hockey East men’s teams will also get in the act with fundraising events held in conjunction with their games.

All proceeds from Skating Strides 2009 to benefit the following breast cancer charities:

Boston University women's ice hockey players - from left to right, Melissa Anderson, Erin Seman, Kelley Karnan and Allyse Wilcox - encourage walkers in the 16th Annual "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk", held in Boston on Sunday, October 5, 2008.
Here are some great photos from the 2008 Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer Weekend:




Members of BC and NU women's teams, along with their coaches, participated in the Oct 14th "Boston Making Strides" 6-mile walk around the Esplanade. Here are some photos from the event:

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