Coaches take on fierce opponent: cancer
April 10, 2008
Coaches take on fierce opponent: cancer
I am not a huge sports fan. But just about everyone in my family is. So I have absorbed quite a bit of knowledge about sports — and primarily college basketball — because all sorts of facts and stats and stories float around at family gatherings. I don’t pay much attention but I guess it soaks in anyway — because there have been times when I have rattled off information that shocks even the most fanatical of family members.
But something about basketball has actually peaked my interest and has caused me to look and listen a bit more closely. It’s called Coaches vs. Cancer®. Coaches vs. Cancer teams up the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches in the fight against cancer. Basketball coaches from all over participate in a variety of events and activities and fundraisers — and they hope to emerge victorious over a disease that is claiming too many lives. Many hours and much effort go into the game plan for beating cancer. There is the Basket Ball — a black tie affair that features a night of dancing, dinner, celebrity appearances and an auction — and golf tournaments and tip-off breakfasts and even regular season games where funds are raised to benefit the cause. The program has raised more than $25 million since it first started in 1993 and the match-up is still going strong. Now this is something I can cheer about.
