BALTIMORE, MD – The 10^th-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team is joining the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) in observing October as Cancer Awareness month. Hopkins will host Swarthmore in the Blue Jays' Play4theCure game on Saturday, October 19.
 
Hopkins will join hundreds of teams to raise money for the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Please join the JHU field hockey team in raising money for the cure by donating to its fundraising page. Every dollar makes a difference towards the Blue Jays' $1000 goal. As of Friday morning, the NFHCA has raised more than $11,000 for cancer research.
 
Hopkins and Swarthmore will face off at 5:00 pm on Homewood Field in Centennial Conference action.
 
About Play4theCure. As the official sports fundraising platform of the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), Play4TheCure encourages athletes and their teams to "Play4" something bigger than the game, to support those in their community that have been affected by cancer, and to raise funds for cancer research for a CURE.
 
In the era of precision medicine, doctors want to use genetics to select the most effective drugs for each individual patient.  It's time to move beyond individual cancer types – different colored ribbons.  By way of precision medicine, we will find cures for all types of cancer.  By supporting NFCR's scientists in their invaluable research endeavors, you are helping pave the way to do exactly that: cure cancer.
 
We have all been affected by cancer or know those who have been.  Make the decision to Play4 them.  Make the decision to help NFCR pave the way to finding a cure.  Together, playing for ALL CANCERS, ALL COLORS and through ALL SPORTS, we will make a difference.