Several local businesses and the Warren County High School football team have joined together this year in hopes of setting up a scholarship fund to help graduating seniors who have been affected by or are battling cancer.
On Friday, Sept. 26, the Pioneers will hit the field to take on the Tullahoma Wildcats in pink jerseys, ones purchased by several local businesses who teamed to raise the $5,000 needed for the new threads. Before kicking off that night, a helicopter is scheduled to land and present the Pioneers with a pink football for the game.
At every home game leading up to Sept. 26, including Friday’s home opener against Shelbyville, pink T-shirts will be available for purchase. A tent will be set up near the entrance gate so fans can get a shirt to wear on Pink-Out Night. The cost of the shirt is $15 and will have all the event’s corporate sponsors listed on the back. T-shirts will also be on sale at Foodland Plus, Kathy’s Bridal and Farm Bureau.
Proceeds from the T-shirt sales will go into a scholarship fund that will be presented to a graduating senior each year.
The night before the Pioneers take on the Wildcats, a bonfire pep rally will be held at Warren County High School. The rally, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25, will coincide with the Pink-Out Night festivities.