LEXINGTON, Ky. ? The University of Kentucky gymnastics team will be hosting Nebraska Friday, Feb. 29 for their Pink Meet at Memorial Coliseum. All proceeds will benefit breast cancer research, education, and treatment at the Markey Cancer Center.

Admission is only $1 for all fans wearing pink (additional general admission tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for youth/seniors). The Pink Meet is also UK Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night. All Kentucky faculty and staff, along with three additional guests will be given free admission with a valid ID. All proceeds generated at the event will go directly to the Markey Cancer Center.

At UK HealthCare’s Markey Cancer Center, a team of specialists work together in a single location at the Comprehensive Breast Care Center so women and men can receive timely and accurate breast care in one convenient setting. From evaluation and diagnosis to treatment planning, teams of physicians, surgeons, radiologists, mammographers, pathologists, and plastic and reconstructive surgeons specializing in cancer are there to provide quality and compassionate care for patients and their families.

The center also has dedicated outpatient chemotherapy suites open seven days a week to accommodate patient needs. Markey Cancer Center was nationally ranked 46 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 list of best cancer hospitals. A constant influx of new scientists, ideas and technologies keeps Markey Cancer Center at the forefront in the fight against cancer.

General donations will be accepted and the first 250 fans who make donations will receive a pink backpack. Kentucky fans can also enter a raffle to win a UK bike and can register to win Chick-fil-A for a year. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by an autograph session with the junior gymnasts.