Edison Holds Annual “Shoot for a Cure” Edison Community College

(L to R) Edison Community College women’s basketball team player Brooke Gariety,
mother Connie, Edison Athletics Director Chip Hare and assistant Amber Selhorst, at the
Annual “Shoot for a Cure” event to raise money for the fight against cancer.

Edison Holds Annual “Shoot for a Cure”

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Edison Community College held its annual “Shoot for a Cure” basketball match in the Piqua campus gymnasium Wednesday, Feb. 22, to honor and benefit cancer patients in the area.

Admission and concession proceeds from the men’s and women’s games will be split between purchasing education materials for colon cancer at Upper Valley Medical Center and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event.

Before the start of the women’s game against Owens Community College, Connie Gariety, mother of player Brooke Gariety, was honored by the Edison Athletics Department for her courageous fight against colon cancer. A year ago, Gariety was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, but after months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, has entered into remission and received a clean bill of health from her doctors at UVMC.

Gariety was presented with an autographed basketball from the women’s team. Jean Heath, director of the UVMC Cancer Center, was on hand to present Gariety with a cookbook.

Gariety credits her doctors and UVMC for the care she received during her battle but most importantly knows the love and support she received from her family helped get her through those most difficult times.

This past fall, the Edison women’s volleyball team held “Dig for a Cure”, which helped to raise money for the family of Eli Leingang, the two-year-old son of faculty member Brian Leingang, after he was diagnosed with Leukemia.

“So many people out there have been hit hard by cancer, whether personally or through a loved one,” said Chip Hare, Edison athletic director. “We’re very proud and thankful as an institution to be able to give back to the community through this annual event and look forward to continuing it in the future.”