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Queen ������ý ’s Women ������ý ’s Basketball team members netted close to $5,000 this season as part of the annual Shoot for the Cure fundraising event for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS).

Organized since 2007 in collaboration with the U SPORTS Women ������ý ’s Basketball Coaches’ Association, Shoot for the Cure supports the CCS, as well as local and provincial charities, to help fight breast cancer.

Due to the pandemic, the Gaels held a virtual ‘Power Hour’ fundraiser that ran Jan. 17-30. Each player chose an exercise to perform for one hour, and asked people to choose any amount of money they would donate per rep/distance achieved in an hour.

This year, the team blew past their $3,000 goal to raise $4,928.56 so far. Fifth-year Computer Science student Emma Ritcey, a guard for the Gaels, helped plan the event.

“Shoot for the Cure allows us, along with all women ������ý ’s basketball teams across the country, to use our platform to give back,” says Ritcey. “Our team has been involved in this initiative for a long time and the initiative is close to a lot of peoples’ hearts.”

Donations to support the Queen ������ý ’s team ������ý ’s contributions can still be made

The Gaels are now preparing for the 2022 U SPORTS Women ������ý ’s Basketball Final 8 which will be hosted by ������ý from March 31 to April 3. Queen ������ý ’s will be hosting the top university women ������ý ’s basketball teams in the country at the ARC and will compete for the Bronze Baby.

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