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CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital in Katy and the Southern Indoor Football League, Houston Stallions teamed together on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at the Merrell Center to support breast cancer awareness.

The Stallions hosted their league rival, the Abilene Ruff Riders and in then end were victorious remaining undefeated with an 8-0 record. The team sported Pink & Black jerseys as a tribute to “Sport the PINK” to help the fight against breast cancer. Following the game The Houston Stallions auctioned off the official player jerseys with proceeds going to the CHRISTUS St. Catherine Breast Cancer Awareness Fund.

“We are proud to be able to help out with such a valuable cause and we look forward to doing many more of these types of events in the future”, said team owner Joe Kramer. 

An official check presentation was made by team owner, Joe Kramer, at halftime on May 15th when The Houston Stallions took on the Louisiana Swashbucklers. Dana Mersiovsky, Development Officer at CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital graciously accepted a check in the amount of $2,200 raised by the jersey auction the previous week.

“We are very grateful to the team and its ownership for their commitment to this important cause,” said Mersiovsky. “We look forward to a continued relationship with The Houston Stallions.”

About The Houston Stallions

The Houston Stallions are members of the Southern Indoor Football League.  The Stallions are in there Inaugural Season and are led by Coach Gerald Dockery and play their home games at Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, TX.