re: The Battle Plan - October 17th, 2014

Power of Pink Events This Weekend

We are pleased to enter our sixth annual Power of Pink program this week with events in soccer, cross country and volleyball. The initiative was started in 2004 by coach Sarah Patterson, and since that time the program has grown to include all women’s teams at Alabama. The start of this year’s Power of Pink events coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. An estimated 1.7 million new cases occurred throughout the world last year.

Our fall events are just the beginning of Alabama’s 2014-15 Power of Pink slate. Winter events include swimming and diving, gymnastics, and women’s basketball. Spring events include women’s tennis, track and field, softball, and rowing. We are pleased that our teams are involved in many community service initiatives that enable our student-athletes to realize their ability to contribute to causes that