Starting a tradition can take a lot of dedication and hard work, and that is just why Dawn Hahn, anatomy teacher at Francis Howell North, is trying her best to start one. This is the third year that North will hold the pink ribbon game. It is when all the basketball teams come together and play for the awareness of breast cancer. Where donations are made, and shirts are sold for proceeds to go to foundations regarding cancer research. Hahn used to be the girls varsity basketball coach, which was how she got so into the pink ribbon games three years ago. This year she may not be coaching but she is still fully involved in the pink ribbon games because they hit her so close to home.

“I’m still in charge of selling t-shirts and raising money, and one of the best parts of the game is each player gets to recognize a cancer survivor.” Hahn said.

With growing up with a mother who had breast cancer Hahn really believes in all the good foundations have and donating to them can help everyone. She feels like kids should get more out of the game then what they just played, that there is a bigger picture behind everything and playing this game will help people all over the world.

“I would like for Howell North to be known as the school who took the pink ribbon game to a new level. We’ve had wonderful support with it for the first two years, and I want this tradition to go on even if I’m not at the school.” Hahn said.

By Kendra Barnard