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Raider and Lady Raider basketball fans helped raise $1,469 for Wellness Place in Wenatchee in the fight against cancer.

Pink shirts were sold at Saturday’s games as part of the charity drive.

“I am truly grateful for the teams and parents who want to donate to Wellness Place,” Executive Director Julie Lindholm of Wellness Place said in an email to Camille Pleasants who helped organize the charity drive. “We have quite a few cancer patients from your area that contact us for our free services. The most requested service is gas cards to get to their cancer treatments and appointments. As you know, the drive to Confluence Health in Wenatchee is quite far (some prefer to travel to Spokane) and it is our mission and honor to be able to help with the cost of transportation to their life-saving treatments.”