MISSOULA –

Join current and former Lady Griz players at “Team Up Montana: Get in the Game against Breast Cancer” on Saturday, Feb. 13, at The University of Montana Adams Center.

Team Up Montana events raise cancer awareness and funding for Western Montana communities. “Get in the Game” will take place before and during the Lady Griz vs. Eastern Washington game, which begins at 7 p.m. in Dahlberg Arena.

A pregame ceremony at center court will acknowledge breast cancer survivors, and throughout the game survivors, family and friends will be recognized.

Pink shirts will be sold during the game, and donations will be accepted at tables in the Adams Center. Donations also can be made online at http://www.teamupmontana.com.

Women who receive a mammogram at St. Patrick Hospital Feb. 1-12 will be admitted free to the game, receive a free pink shirt and sit in a special “Pink Zone.” Mammograms can be schedule by calling 406-543-7271.

Team up Montana was developed by St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, UM, Safeway, the Missoulian, St. Joseph Medical Center, KPAX-TV and St. Patrick Hospital and Health Foundation. All proceeds benefit the St. Patrick Hospital Foundation Cancer Compassion Fund to help Montanans with breast cancer.

Donations from 2009 Team Up Montana events allowed the St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Foundation to pledge $10,000 in the form of screening mammogram vouchers distributed to primary care providers in Missoula.

During 2010, any woman unable to afford a screening mammogram can obtain a voucher from a primary care provider. Vouchers cover the entire cost of a screening mammogram and will be accepted at St. Patrick Hospital. Any woman without a primary care provider can call Partnership Health Center at 406-258-4789 for a St. Patrick Hospital referral and voucher.

Learn more online at http://www.teamupmontana.com.

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