ITHACA, N.Y. -- When the Cornell women's and men's basketball teams welcome Columbia to Newman Arena on Saturday, Jan. 27 expect to see a new generation of Big Red fans in attendance. For the fourth straight year, you can thank the family of Fred Geise '75 for that.

Cornell Athletics will celebrate its Fourth Annual Fred Geise Memorial KIDS DAY, beginning with the women taking on the Lions at 1 p.m. Free activities, including face painting (by Cami and Dan of Festive Faces), an inflatable obstacle course, basketball shooting game, and photo booth (CNY Attractions) begin at 3:00 p.m., and continue throughout the men's game, which tips at 4 p.m.
 
Kids receive FREE admission to both games and there will be plenty of free giveaways (while supplies last) courtesy of the CFCU Community Credit Union, as well as a post-game autograph session with both the women's and men's teams.

The family of Fred Geise, a 1975 Cornell graduate, made sure he would be memorialized in a way he would have appreciated. According to his family, KIDS DAY epitomizes Fred's feelings about life – to keep families engaged, to stay athletically active, and to include as many as possible in activities like basketball.