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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University softball team will partner up with the American Cancer Society and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. for its Annual Strikeout Cancer Event for the final game against Saint Leo.

The StrikeOut Cancer program is an initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association to help fight cancer by leveraging the personal experience, community leadership and professional excellence of fastpitch softball coaches nationwide. Coaches across the country work to increase cancer education and promote healthy living through awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs. StrikeOut Cancer provides critical mission outreach, while raising funds in support of the society’s lifesaving efforts to eliminate cancer as a life threatening disease.

Fans, even though admission is free, are asked to donate several dollars when they walk through the gate, with the funds donated to the fight against cancer.

The fans at the NSU softballl game will receive a pink T-shirt to support Breast Cancer Awareness. Prizes will also be given throughout the game.

CA Tolchinsky is one of NSU’s own that has been affected with breast cancer. She is the Manager of Student-Athlete Academic Services and will be throwing out the first pitch. Unfortunately breast cancer is a very familiar subject within her family. In 1988, her mom died at age 56 from breast cancer. On December 31, 2010, her only aunt, Aunt Gerry, died from breast cancer. She was 79. Just this past August, her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a bi-lateral mastectomy. Ironically, Tochinsky was diagnosed only one month later with breast cancer and had surgery in February and will start chemo shortly.

She is only 45 years old, the mother of 2 young children, and like so many women, has had to battle this disease head on.

All being treated for cancer or cancer survivors are encouraged to attend Sunday’s event to be acknowledged. Please email Adam Tsakonas, NSU’s Marketing Coordinator, at at507@nova.edu or call him at 954-262-1599 if you are planning to attend Sunday’s event.