MUN has its third annual Terry Fox fundraiser basketball game
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An unofficial basketball game with two teams made up
of volunteers played a charity game to advance cancer research.
Some of the volunteer basketball players were well
known locally such as St. John's City councillors-at-large Debbie Hanlon and
Maggie Burton.
The home team wore blue and green sports jerseys and
the guest team wore orange jerseys. When asked for a team name, the guest team
had multiple ideas. One of the names the guest team suggested was "team
two."
The home team said that their team name was "team
rainbow."
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| The guest team and the home team pose for
photographs at the end of the game. Sammy, the Seahawk's mascot, posed with the volunteer basketball players. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog |
The guest team won the game 89 to 84, but both teams
succeed by helping raise money for the Memorial University (MUN) Terry Fox
Committee.
The MUN Terry Fox Committee also contributes to the
foundation by organizing fundraisers such as the annual Terry Fox MUN
basketball fundraiser. On October 10, 2019, they will be holding their 3rd
yearly game at 6:30 p.m. for the Terry Fox Foundation in the MUN Physical
Education's gym (PE-2000).
Andrew Gillet kept the game's score and Sammy, the
Seahawk's mascot, made an appearance to boost team morale.
Registration desk volunteers handed out free tickets
to registered Quidi Vidi runners for an annual charity basketball game at
Memorial University (MUN).
According to the @MUN_Students twitter account, tickets cost $5.00 for adults and children under 12 had free admission. Anyone attending the game could buy tickets at the door from Faisal Abdullah who volunteered with the Terry Fox Foundation and was helping with the fundraiser.
According to the @MUN_Students twitter account, tickets cost $5.00 for adults and children under 12 had free admission. Anyone attending the game could buy tickets at the door from Faisal Abdullah who volunteered with the Terry Fox Foundation and was helping with the fundraiser.
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| Faisal Abdullah is a volunteer with the
Terry Fox Foundation. He ran the ticket table at the door and gave out free Terry Fox merchandise. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog |
"Everybody
has fun at the games for a great charity for the MUN community," Dawn
Corbett, MUN manager for the Terry Fox Run, said.
During a break in the game, Kurt Leach, the provincial
manager of the Terry Fox Run thanked everyone for supporting the work that they
do.
"Next year will be the 40th annual Terry Fox
Run," Leach said. "So, mark your calendars for September the
20th."
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