WALESKA, Ga. -- During this Saturday's Appalachian Athletic Conference games with Virginia Intermont College, the Reinhardt College men's and women's basketball teams will participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, which is slated for Jan. 29-31. The women's contest between Reinhardt and Virginia Intermont is scheduled for 4 p.m., followed by the men's game at 6 p.m. inside the James & Sis Brown Athletic Center.  

To help raise funds, Reinhardt will donate one-half of all gate and concession stand sales from Saturday to the American Cancer Society, and will also be accepting donations for the organization.

Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend is a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society. On Saturday, Eagles head coach Jeffrey Pourchier and Lady Eagles head coach Amanda Clonts, along with their staffs, will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their usual game attire to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society's fight to save lives from cancer.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of college and high school coaches across the country, Coaches vs. Cancer has been helping the American Cancer Society save lives since 1993 by helping people stay well by educating and empowering them to avoid cancer or find it early; helping people get well with free programs and services when they are facing cancer; by finding cures by conducting and investing in research that yields groundbreaking discoveries into cancer's causes and cures; and by fighting back by helping pass laws that fight cancer and keep our communities healthy.

To learn more, visit coachesvscancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345.