And that is why the Owasso Girls Softball Association has started the Strikes Against Cancer (SAC) event.

But we need your help and donations.

As parents to these young ladies and supporters of their athletic development, the OGSA strives to do what it can to promote amateur softball for all persons regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry. But it also has a duty to its community to help raise awareness and contribute to worthy causes including breast cancer and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

“OGSA is committed to building strong individuals within our community through the great sport of fast-pitch softball. Our desire is to create a positive environment where girls in Owasso and surrounding communities can develop emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually,” said OGSA President Terence Koelsch. “One of our goals is to make sure our participants leave the field with the intellectual and physical competence necessary to become informed and concerned citizens.

“I believe an event like Strikes for Cancer will be a great week for the girls to learn more about breast cancer while instilling in them a desire to want to change things for the better. My family has been greatly affected by the terrible tragedy of cancer. My wife lost both her parents to cancer at the end of last year and we join a large group of individuals who have lost friends or family or know someone whose life has been turned upside down by cancer. I know my three daughters will enjoy participating in this great event.”

During the event, the OGSA will be encouraging participating teams to don pink (whether it’s shirts, hair ribbons, wrist bands, etc.) during their games. We will also have breast cancer survivors throwing out the first pitch of each game as well as many ways for you to donate money to this great cause. In the weeks to come, we’ll be announcing more exciting components of the event and encourage you to check back often.

“We are pleased to be the recipient of money raised through the inaugural Strikes Against Cancer event,” said Christy Southard, executive director of the Tulsa Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “Early detection is the key to surviving this disease and early detection is dependent upon a woman’s awareness of breast health/cancer, and her ability to receive mammograms and clinical examinations. The money received from Strikes Against Cancer will be used to help fund scientific research as well as no-cost mammograms for uninsured women in Tulsa County. I am excited to have this opportunity to raise awareness to women of all ages through this great event.”

Please make sure to mark you calendars and come out to the Owasso Sports Complex for a great cause and some top-notch softball action.

Strikes Against Cancer is a fund-raising and breast cancer awareness initiative sponsored by the OGSA in partnership with the Tulsa Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

About Komen

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.

In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, the foundation has invested over $1 billion to fulfill the promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.