The Women’s Outreach Center is hosting the eighth annual Pink and Black Ball this Saturday. The Pink and Black Ball is a benefit to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. According to the event’s website, ou.edu/pinkandblackball, this event aims to raise campus awareness of breast cancer while gathering students, faculty, and staff at a fun community event. This is a semi-formal event that will feature a live jazz band, DJ, photo booth, and refreshments. Pink and Black attire is encouraged.
Women’s Outreach Center employee, Kathy Moxley, says the Pink and Black Ball is an extremely successful event. “The number of attendees grow every year. People are aware that we put this event on, and it’s something that many people look forward to.” Moxley also says that the Pink and Black Ball is not the only breast cancer awareness fundraiser they sponsor. “We have a couple of other smaller events we put on throughout the year. There is a zumba-thon in the Fall and ‘Climb for Komen’ rock climbing event in the Spring that is held at the Huston Hoffman Fitness Center.”
University of Oklahoma student and Alumni Relations Chair, Abby Castro, says this will be the second year she attends the ball. “Last year, the Student Alumni Association provided funding for the Pink and Black Ball, so that’s how I became involved in the event. This year we weren’t asked to provide funding, but the ball was so fun and it’s such a great cause, so I’m going to attend again.”
The Ball will be held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Natural History Museum from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door, and all proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Central Oklahoma Affiliate.
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