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U SPORTS proudly announced Sunday its women’s basketball programs had raised $70,882.69 for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) in 2019-20, thanks to the 13th edition of its annual Shoot for the Cure initiative.
The impressive amount was unveiled during the championship final – between the Saskatchewan Huskies and Brock Badgers – of the women’s tournament at the U SPORTS Final 8 Basketball Championships, hosted jointly by the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group at the Arena at TD Place. Jeff Speedy, head coach of the UNB Reds and Shoot for the Cure Project Manager, presented a cheque to Mairi Liska, fundraising assistant for the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society.
An additional $35, 844.03 was amassed by schools that elected to donate their fundraised money to local or provincial organizations, bringing this season’s Shoot for the Cure overall total to $106,726.72 and the 13-year total to $1,456,407.26 since the initiative was launched in 2007-08 to raise awareness and money to fight the deadly disease.
With the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks debuting in their inaugural season, the initiative grew to 48 U SPORTS women’s basketball programs taking part – marking the ninth straight year of full participation and each program holding one or numerous fundraising games or activities over the course of the campaign. This season, the first-ever Shoot for the Cure marketing campaign was also launched in an effort to raise $100,000 in honour of the centennial season of U SPORTS women’s basketball.
The money will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society, after the organization merged with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) – the previous recipient of Shoot for the Cure funds.
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SHOOT FOR THE CURE YEAR-BY-YEAR DONATIONS
Season | Total Raised | Total Donation to CCS/CBCF |
2019-20 | $106,726.72 | $70,882.69 |
2018-19 | $97,163.77 | $76,632.82 |
2017-18 | $118,958.16 | $100,961.31 |
2016-17 | $122,274.97 | $90,703.21 |
2015-16 | $124,612.76 | $98,775.90 |
2014-15 | $125,361.76 | $102,312.05 |
2013-14 | $138,360.58 | $112,898.03 |
2012-13 | $110,553.96 | $90,450.62 |
2011-12 | $121,248.70 | $98,706.92 |
2010-11 | $143,596.25 | $104,763.53 |
2009-10 | $104,715.80 | $94,650.96 |
2008-09 | $92,512.96 | $81,512.96 |
2007-08 | $50,320.87 | $50,320.87 |
Total | $1,456,407.26 | $1,173,571.87 |