Pink Panthers take home the championship banner!
Raises over $6,800 in the name of breast and gynecological cancers!
The tournament was October 9-11, 2009 at Cheel Arena with two divisions (open & recreational) for women over 20 years.
Tournament Sponsors
We couldn't do this without our tournament sponsors:
St. Lawrence Radiology (Dr. Michael Maresca & Dr. Terence Schumpert) sponsored one of the 8 games played.
Chelsea, Courtney & Caitlin Ashley sponsored and dropped the puck at a game in memory of their mother, Darcie, who lost her battle with breast cancer at age 39.
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers of Ogdensburg provided complimentary drinks to each tournament participant.
MVP Sports donated player of the game t-shirts for each game.
Tournament Teams
Special thanks to the five teams that participated in our first tournament:
Referees
The following referees were kind enough to volunteer in the name of cancer. We appreciate your willingness to do so and you were GREAT!
Joe Page
Matt Myers
Jobie McCarthy
Scott Wilson
Nate McDonald
Bryan Wood
Buzzy Gerish
Mel Tomalty
Chris Rose
The Pink Seats
Section 10 of Cheel Arena was dedicated to the brave women of cancer. Each dedicated seat was drapped in pink with the honoree's name attached. We wanted to create a visual impact statement of how much cancer has affected North Country women.
Pink Seat Honorees
Lorre Belt (age 55) - Breast Cancer Victim (Charles F. Fahd II, Chris Rose & Doug Saber Families)
Jodi Burke (age 39) - Breast Cancer (Counseling Services of NNY)
Joyce Marlowe (age 57) - Breast Cancer Victim (Robert & Rita LaClair)
Diana Morrell (age 75) - Ovarian Cancer Patient (Mac & Rosemary Shoen)
Past. Present & Future MMH Auxilians (MMH Auxiliary)
Julie Rose - 2 x Breast Cancer Survivor (Doug Saber & Chris Rose Families)
Donna Sinram - Breast Cancer Survivor (Susan Burke)
Pamela Rowe (age 48) - Breast Cancer Survivor (Lawrence Rowe)
Marilyn Frey (age 50) - Stomach Cancer (Anne M. Frary)
Joan Bailey - Breast Cancer Survivor (Mary Stickney)
Venita Plumb - Cancer Victim (Mary Stickney)
Gretchen Carkner - Cancer Victim (Mike & Michelle Zagrobelny Family)
Barbara Carkner - Ovarian Cancer Survivor (Mike & Michelle Zagrobelny Family)
Darcie Ashley (age 39) - Breast Cancer Victim (Steve, Chelsea, Courtney & Cailtin Ashley; Joe & Sharon Gauthier; Jodi White; Chad & Michelle Gauthier)
Renee Montpetit (age 42) - Leukemia Victim (Bill & Noreen Helmer)
Sharon Brown - Cancer Victim (Tim Brown)
Mother of Gen Lavoie - Breast Cancer Victim (Clarkson University Women's Hockey)
Kathy Alonzo - Breast Cancer Victim (Clarkson Univeristy Women's Hockey)
Anna Whalen - Breast/Small Colon Cancer Victim (Paul Whalen & Mary Jane Smalling)
Susan Goodnow - Pancreatic Cancer Victim (Pat & Sara Lynch Family)
Women of Akwesasne (Sons of the American Legion #1479)
Shirley Thomson (age 76) - Breast Cancer Victim (Chris & Tammy Hooper Family)
Francie Collins (age 39) - Leukemia Survivor (The Hill Family)
Muriel Buckley Remick - Lung Cancer Victim (Chris Remick)
Jane Farley - Breast Cancer Victim (Jim & Leigh McCall Family)
Helen Brown (age 70) - Colon Cancer Victim (Lisa Brown)
Monique Colbert - Lymphoma Cancer Survivor (Lisa Colbert)
Erica Smutz (age 24) - Breast Cancer Victim (Trey Smutz)
Debbie Pahler - Breast Cancer Survivor (Krista Pahler)
Linda Macdonald - Colon Cancer Victim (Nick & Amy Arquiett)
Raffle Item Donors
Special thanks to the many donations to our raffle table:
Celebrating Home - Lyndsay Mccagg
Pampered Chef - Brenda Peets
Cheryl Ruddy
Park Lane - Shelby Bacon
Em Bears - Ellen MacMasters
Donna Oakes
Avon - Karen Wayering
All About Me
St. Lawrence Chocolates
Latasia - Nordie Nolan
Sunfeather Soap
Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers
Simply You
Spirits of Downtown
Jodi White & Michelle Gauthier
Jennifer French
Town of Potsdam Taxpayer Association
Nancy LaBaff
MMH Foundation
Warner Cancer Treatment Center
Zonta
Liane Eggleston
Diane Bell
Helen Condon
Linen World - Lynn LeRoux & Jenna Todd
Supporting women's cancer initiatives in the North Country
All proceeds will be shared by both Massena Memorial Hospital Foundation and Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation for education programs, awareness campaigns, or support initiatives of women's cancers.
Jackie Dow, Interim Director of the Warner Cancer Treatment Center at CPH, and Julia Rose, Executive Director of the MMH Foundation, not only enjoyed being on the planning committee but also played on the Rosey Racers Green team that won the Recreational Division.
http://www.cphospital.org/
Women's Cancer Links
www.eyesontheprize.org - Eyes on the Prize - support information for gyncelogical cancers
www.ovariancancer.org - Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
www.nccc-online.org - National Cervical Cancer Coalition
www.breastcancer.org - Breast Cancer.org
ww5.komen.org - Susan G. Komen Foundation