The Southeastern Conference in cooperation with its 14-member institutions will once again organize the "We Back Pat" Week in 2016. The week-long initiative is focused on bringing awareness and recognition to The Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of East Tennessee Foundation, and its fight against Alzheimer's disease.
SEC member institutions will support The Pat Summitt Foundation during their home basketball games, January 17-25. During the women's games slated for the week, various efforts will be made to increase awareness of The Pat Summitt Foundation.
The Pat Summitt Foundation was launched November 27, 2011 by Pat and Tyler Summitt after her diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type at the age of 59.