Event Details:
Friday, September 6, 2024
Slinger Owls vs Hartford Orioles @ Hartford
7:00 PM Kickoff
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In October of 2011, Coach Kevin Wilkinson and his wife Julie initiated the first Coaches vs Cancer football game fundraising event in collaboration with Hartford Union High School. Coach Wilkinson, a member of the Slinger varsity football, battled terminal colon cancer for 4 years, and on November 27, a little over a month after that first game, Kevin was called home after his own personal hard-fought fight. A traveling trophy was created in his memory. On October 21st, 2016 just one week after the CVC game that year, Darrell Redders, the father of Hartford’s head football coach John Redders, was taken by cancer as well. A decision was made to rename the trophy the Wilkinson - Redders Memorial Trophy, with a rededication performed in 2017.
Last year's Coaches vs Cancer football fundraiser event hosted by Slinger well surpassed any other single fundraising event, with an AMAZING collective total of well over $18,000, which added to the level of success of our efforts by being the top high school Coaches vs Cancer fundraiser in the state for the 10 th consecutive year! Our Coaches vs Cancer fundraising events more than double others performed in the state, and we want to keep that tradition alive! It is our continued goal to exceed the prior year’s fundraising amount for the fight against cancer, but we NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!
On Friday, September 6, the Hartford Orioles will host the Slinger Owls for the 14th annual Coaches vs Cancer football fundraising event! Our event is linked with the fundraising efforts of our local Relay for Life of Hartford-Slinger, which supports the American Cancer Society in life-saving cancer research, patient support programs, a 24/7 hotline and more!
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