By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Midwest Superstore, HutchCC and the Cancer Council of Reno County are pleased to see the return of Pink Out Night this Saturday at the Sports Arena.
"We're excited to have it again," said Steve Kappenman with HutchCC. "Last year, we weren't able to do it with COVID. This just kind of amps it up even more. This is our 10th annual Pink Out. The Blue Dragons will take on the Colby Trojans. We're selling shirts and all proceeds go to Cancer Council of Reno County. We've been selling shirts for the last two weeks or so at our home games. We're already up to $3000. We've kind of put a dent in that $10,000."
Midwest Superstore is providing the shirts. If you want to help more after buying a shirt, the college is also doing pledge cards.
"Josh Gooch came up with that, the AD at the college," Kappenman said. "Folks can come to the game and if they want to give $1 per three, then every three we make, the girls and the guys, you're going to have to own up to that, hopefully. We're on the honor system and you'll come in and pay for that. If you're feeling like $5, we'll take whatever you want. We're hoping we just light it up and hit 20 or 30 threes that night."
For the Cancer Council, this is a huge month with their annual fundraiser, but the whole goal is to pay for those incidental expenses for Reno County people with cancer.
"The little things that you don't think about, the travel, the mileage, the gas, the wear and tear on your vehicle," said Ashley Thompson, Director of Patient Care for Cancer Council of Reno County. "A lot of times, just out of pocket expenses that patients aren't used to having to pay for. We definitely pick up the little things."
The Cancer Council is currently serving 230 Reno County residents actively that are going through treatment.