A Masonic Cancer Center team—from left, Rita Bouley, Sandi Sherman, Mary Sumpmann, Mary Lawson, Susan Pappas-Varco, and Brian and Mary Kinder—staffed an information table and gave away pink breast cancer awareness pins in the stadium concourse.

Masonic Cancer Center and the color pink for breast cancer awareness took center stage at the Gopher football game versus Michigan State October 31, 2009, in the new TCF Bank Stadium.

Breast cancer awareness promotions at the game included:

• a full-page advertisement in the Gopher football program (the ad will be in all of this season's programs),
• a video spot featuring Coach Tim Brewster and Masonic Cancer Center Director Douglas Yee was played twice during the game,
• a Masonic Cancer Center team staffed an information table and gave away pink breast cancer awareness pins in the stadium concourse.
• coaches, players, and the cheer squad wore pink ribbons; and Goldy Gopher sported a pink cape, and
• promotions leading up to the game encouraged everyone attending the game to wear pink in addition to maroon and gold.

Learn more about breast cancer

• Breast cancer patient care and clinical trials at the University of Minnesota