TOLEDO, OH - Toledo made yet another outstanding contribution to the Toledo Dana Cancer Center, Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio and University of Toledo Center for Health and Successful Living at its 11th-annual "Rockets For the Cure" game on Jan. 28. The 2016-17 Mid-American Conference champions raised $10,488 for cancer research, marking the eighth-straight season the Rockets collected at least $10,000.
Former WTOL news anchor Chrys Peterson, the guest emcee for the ninth-consecutive year, encouraged the 4,309 fans in attendance to take part in a silent auction and informed them about Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Most in the crowd wore pink, including many who donned "Rockets for the Cure" t-shirts.