Reading, Pa.- As a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Albright College is hosting “Ready…Set…Go Pink!” on October 22, 2010, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place on the corner of Linden Street and College Avenue on the Albright College campus and is free and open to the public.

Aimed at spreading awareness and ultimately finding a cure for breast cancer, the event festivities will feature games, competitions, candy and pie-throwing. The Berks Products pink concrete truck will be present at the event and T-shirts will be sold. Albright College’s Criminal Justice Society, football team, Department of Public Safety student officers, Gable Health and Counseling Center, as well as local organizations such as Berks Products and Reppert’s Candy have all joined forces to sponsor this event.

“It is truly amazing how the community has come together to work towards such a great cause!” said Becki Fidler, event coordinator. “I have come to realize that we are all in this together, and through our hard work and determination, eventually we will win the fight against cancer!"

For more information or disabled assistance please call the Department of Public Safety at 610-921-7670.

Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Albright College enrolls more than 1,660 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master’s program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.