8th-annual ‘Coaches vs. Cancer’ hard court games, events on tap
Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverine girls and boys basketball teams are on tap to team up with “Coaches vs. Cancer” for their eighth-annual cancer-fundraising games and events. That means it is “game on” in the fight against cancer.
One hundred percent of the money raised for this event will be support the American Cancer Society’s Cottonwood County Relay For Life, held each July and the Society’s lifesaving programs that help people stay well, get well, find cures – and fight back against cancer.
This year’s Girls’ Game Cancer Night will be Thursday, January 12, as the squad takes on Westbrook-Walnut Grove, with the Boys’ Game Cancer Night on Friday, January 13, with Edgerton Public in town.
Events both nights will include a prize raffle, silent raffle for Mountain Lake Public Elementary School projects, “Wall of Hope” ($1 donation adds donator’s name/name of someone affected by cancer to the designated auditorium wall), recognition and Moment of Silence for people affected by cancer prior to each varsity game and Lightning Games at half-time of both the B-squad and varsity games each night.
Also on Friday, Mountain Lake Fire & Rescue will hold a fundraising chili and soup meal in the Mountain Lake Public School cafeteria, serving from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The freewill donation will be donated to Mike Johnson of Mountain Lake, employee in the plumbing department of True Value Co-Op Hardware Store – and a cancer survivor.
This full-court press in raising funds for cancer research is led by Head Boys Basketball Coach Shawn Naas and Head Girls Basketball Coach Wayne Klassen.
“Coaches vs. Cancer” program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
The program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs.
Because cancer has touched so many of our nation’s basketball coaches, “Coaches vs. Cancer” offers them the unique opportunity to fight the disease. Through integrated fundraising activities and public awareness campaigns, participating coaches are truly making a difference in the fight against cancer and are raising awareness in their communities about the importance of cancer prevention, early detection and making healthy lifestyle choices.
