The Peach Belt Conference and Select Sport America will support the Susan G. Komen “Kick for the Cure” campaign by using pink soccer balls at selected Peach Belt Conference games this fall.

The balls are produced by Select Sport, an official Peach Belt partner, for exclusive use in these games.

“Community outreach is one of the foundations of the Peach Belt Conference, and thanks to our coaches and student-athletes, we can contribute to a larger effort that will make a huge difference for a lot of people,” said Commissioner David Brunk.

The pink Select Sport ball will be featured at these Peach Belt games:

• Georgia Southwestern at North Georgia (women’s), October 14
• Flagler at Armstrong Atlantic State (women’s), October 14
• Lander at UNC Pembroke (women’s), October 17
• South Carolina Aiken at Francis Marion (men’s), October 21
• Clayton State at Lander (women’s), October 31.

The balls also were used at the September 26 South Carolina Aiken-Columbus State women’s game and the October 10 South Carolina Aiken-Montevallo women’s game.

The Peach Belt is the only conference in the nation using the balls. Each ball is adorned with “The Cure” just below the Select mark and sports the internationally known pink ribbon on both sides. In addition to the game balls, pink mini-balls are provided as raffle prizes or for other fund-raising efforts.

“All of our student-athletes, coaches and athletics department staff know of someone who has battled this terrible disease,” said Armstrong Atlantic State women’s coach Eric Faulconer. “Any time you can keep the fight against cancer in the forefront is important. We hope that the AASU community and soccer fans will come out and support the game and the cause.”

Francis Marion men’s coach Kevin Varnado said the disease has affected the families of a few former players.

“We initially set out to honor them and offer our support to them while also helping with the search for cure,” he said. “We have been actively supporting this cause for the past four years and we hope to encourage others to get involved as well. Our players have been very supportive of this event and I think they enjoy taking part and have even developed a sense of pride.”