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Western Illinois University's annual Big Pink Volleyball (BPV) breast cancer awareness fundraising tournament is set to take place Monday-Thursday, Oct. 26-29 on the WIU-Macomb campus.
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Big Pink Volleyball Tournament Oct. 26-29

October 7, 2015

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MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University's annual Big Pink Volleyball (BPV) breast cancer awareness fundraising tournament is set to take place Monday-Thursday, Oct. 26-29 on the WIU-Macomb campus. (Faculty/staff play starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27.)

The 15th annual BPV tourney will be held from 4-11 p.m. (Oct. 26-29) at the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center and is sponsored by Thompson Hall (University Housing and Dining Services) and Campus Recreation.

Team entries ($5 per person) for the single-elimination volleyball tournament are due by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 to the WIU Campus Recreation Office.

This year's proceeds will also be donated to the Peoria Memorial Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure and McDonough District Hospital's Mammogram and Other Cancer Screenings Program.

According to Campus Recreation Associate Director Judy Yeast, the 2014 BPV tournament raised more than $8,000.

"We had 171 teams play in the tournament last year," Yeast said. "Overall, since the event's inception in 2002, we have raised over $111,000 to support breast cancer awareness and cancer screenings."

Participants may contribute by participating on a team, purchasing a shirt or by making a donation in the Campus Recreation Office.

For more information, see bit.ly/WIUBIGPINK or contact Yeast at Campus Recreation at (309) 298-1670 or Thompson Hall Complex Director Sarah Robinson at (309) 298-3660.

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