Students organize summer fundraiser to benefit cancer research

Kick It to Cancer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison student organization, will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, July 23 in Oshkosh to benefit research at the Carbone Cancer Center on campus.

The event will be held at Oshkosh’s Winnebago County Park and various sports clinics, raffles, games, Wisconsin athletes and live music will entertain participants throughout the day. Raffle prizes will include signed sports equipment and other athletic gear. Bucky Badger will also make a guest appearance.

“We hope to provide kids and their families, healthy or not, at least one day to be surrounded by the sports they love and the athletes and coaches they look up to,” says Becca Skowronski, president of Kick It to Cancer.  

Thousands are diagnosed with various forms of cancer every year, and many patients undergo chemotherapy as part of their treatment plan. Unfortunately, chemotherapy can have an adverse effect on cancer patients. Kick It to Cancer aims to raise awareness of the toll that chemotherapy can take on cancer patients.

For more information about Kick It to Cancer and the event, click here.

Or, check out the group’s Facebook page.