A minor league baseball team in Hickory, NC is helping to bring awareness to breast cancer recognizing that it is not just a disease for women but a disease that also affects men. The Hickory Crawdads will take to the field wearing pink jerseys as they take on the Kannapolis Intimidators to help build awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early screening and detection.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday June 15 at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, NC. Fifty percent of all ticket sales from the game will be donated to Catawba Valley Medical Center's Breast Health Center to support breast cancer education and free mammograms.
Breast cancer survivors will be recognized during the game at half time and informational booths will be set up about breast cancer screening, treatment and prevention by the Catawba Valley Medical Center's Breast Health Center. CVMC's mobile mammography unit will also be on display.
You can purchase tickets online or call the Crawdad's box office at 828-322-3000. Ticket office hours are 10am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
