MEMPHIS, Tenn.  –  The Rhodes Field Hockey team has joined hands with the National Foundation for Cancer Research to participate in its fundraising campaign entitled Play4theCure, in which sports teams across the country are invited to participate by committing to donate proceeds from at least one game to NFCR.
 
 
Rhodes will be raising funds during their games versus Sewanee on Nov. 2 beginning at 11 a.m. at Mason Field
 
"We are very excited to be a part of such a wonderful event," said head coach Jane Wells. "It's something that we are very supportive of and have always wanted to do, and we're glad we got to make it happen this year."
 
The field hockey team will be accepting donations at the game to help support the cause. Players on the team will also be wearing pink wristbands in support of the cause.
 
 
For more information on Rhodes involvement with the campaign, please contact head coach Jane Wells.  For more information on the "Play4theCure" campaign or to participate, please visit www.nfcr.org/p4tc. 
 
 
About the National Foundation for Cancer Research
 
 
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is a leading cancer research charity dedicated to funding cancer research and public education relating to cancer prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.
 
 
Since 1973, NFCR has provided over $309 million in support of discovery-oriented cancer research focused on understanding how and why cells become cancerous, and on public education relating to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.  NFCR's scientists are discovering cancer's molecular mysteries and translating these discoveries into therapies that hold the hope for curing cancer. NFCR is about Research for a Cure - cures for all types of cancer.  For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org.