Photo Gallery: A Pink Out for Lindsay Giordano

Some of our favorite pictures from Friday's event at BHS

About 800 people gathered at Belleville High School on Friday evening for a Pink Out that featured two basketball games, awareness about breast cancer, and a tribute to 29-year-old Lindsay Giordano, a 2000 BHS graduate currently undergoing chemotherapy. And more than $6,000 was raised to help Giordano with her medical bills. A school teacher in Paterson, she has not worked since October. Here are some of Patch's photos from the Pink Out — an event that galvanized our town for a good cause! "This is really what Belleville is," BHS Athletic Director Tom D'Elia said. "The kids are fantastic, the parents are supportive, and they watched us come out to play two great games. "This was all hands on deck. It was only a success because everyone …

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Before 800, BHS Boys Rally Past Rival Nutley

Big crowd inspires Bucs to 14th victory in overtime; girls fall to Nutley

Tommy Rosario stared into the and saw 800 strong cheering him and his teammates Friday night, a rare time fans filled both sides of the Belleville High School gymnasium. Ultimately, it provided the Buccaneers' star senior forward and everyone in home white a most memorable night. Although much of the crowd came to support the Pink Out which benefited Belleville native Lindsay Giordano, who is battling breast cancer, they ultimately enjoyed the thrill ride their hometown team took them on across 36 minutes of a 51-45 overtime victory over neighboring rival Nutley. “That was really fun,” Rosario said. “The first quarter, I was frozen. But after that, everyone played their game.” Before the largest home crowd in recent memory, the Buccaneers…

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The Best of Belleville: Why Lindsay Giordano Matters

Tonight is the Pink Out basketball doubleheader at BHS. We're hoping to see 1,500 strong there!

Because she is one of our own, a born-and-bred Bellevillite, more than 700 people supported Lindsay Giordano and her brave battle against breast cancer in person Wednesday night at The Brownstone in Paterson. Although her affliction, her roots, and her family's established history of selflessness explain the staggering number, most of these people will come together tonight at Belleville High School for a basketball doubleheader between the Buccaneers and Nutley that will serve as a Pink Out while paying tribute to Giordano, a 29-year-old beloved from border-to-border in our town. Think of the last time a cause galvanized our town the way Giordano's has done. She matters There are plenty of reasons why this should matter to you – to all of…

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Shelley Emling

3:45 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012

This is a great article Brian.. well said..   more ›

More Than Raising Funds, Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

Friday's Pink Out will benefit Lindsay Giordano but also shed a light on the affliction itself

More than the mere sale of commemorative t-shirts and bracelets that will help cover the cost of Lindsay Giordano's healthcare as she copes with breast cancer, Tom D'Elia hears the stories. As others make their donations, they tell the Belleville High School athletic director how Giordano's affliction affected their lives. “Breast cancer is a very real thing,” D'Elia said. “Every shirt that's worn, every bracelet that's worn, is awareness.” Above all else, that is what Friday night's basketball doubleheader between Belleville and neighboring rival Nutley is about: boosting awareness about breast cancer. Although several of the expected sellout crowd of 1,500 will help create a Pink Out, with many coming to support Giordano, a speaker from …

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T-Shirts for Lindsay Giordano Selling Briskly

Sales from shirts, bracelets will benefit Belleville woman with breast cancer

Belleville High School Athletic Director Tom D'Elia reported that sales of pink t-shirts which will benefit Belleville's own Lindsay Giordano have been a hot item since going on sale Tuesday morning. Patch purchased a $10 t-shirt Tuesday that reads "LG2K: Belleville Supports Lindsay Giordano" in Buccaneer blue and gold. In addition, we bought a $5 pink bracelet that reads "Lindsay Giordano LG2K." Bracelets are selling for $2 for kids, while the t-shirts and bracelets will be bundled together for $15 at the Feb. 15 fundraiser being held at The Brownstone in Paterson. All sale proceeds will assist Giordano with her medical bills as she recovers from breast cancer. The 2000 graduate of BHS underwent a double mastectomy in October and is …

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