Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Football Teams with Vs. Cancer to Fight Pediatric Cancer
8/17/2021 3:05:00 PM | Football
LEWISBURG, Pa. – For the third season, the Bucknell football team will team with Vs. Cancer to bring awareness to pediatric cancer and raise funds to support the cause.
The Bison, who in 2018 became the first collegiate football program at any level to team with Vs. Cancer, will celebrate their 2021 efforts during Sept. 18's game against Penn. The game, which is set for 6 p.m. and doubles as Bucknell's home opener, will serve as Vs. Cancer's kick-off to childhood cancer awareness month.
In partnership with Vs. Cancer, the football team has again selected Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital to receive 50 percent of donation proceeds. The other 50 percent will be used to fund ground-breaking brain tumor research efforts through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The Bison, who raised more than $11,000 in 2018 and nearly $18,000 in 2019, are hoping to raise at least $15,000 in 2021.
The football team is the second Bucknell program to partner with Vs. Cancer. The women's soccer team raised money for Janet Weis Children's Hospital and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation in 2017, 2018 and 2019; the program will fundraise again in 2021.
Vs. Cancer was founded in 2012 by Chase Jones, a former collegiate baseball player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who was diagnosed with a brain tumor as a freshman. The support of his teammates during treatment was his largest source of strength during recovery. Vs. Cancer now works with athletic teams across the country who have joined the fight against childhood cancer. With the help of athletes, teams and communities nationwide, Vs. Cancer has raised more than $5 million dollars since its inception and is now a signature fundraising campaign for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Support the Bucknell football team's fundraiser for Vs. Cancer by visiting team.curethekids.org/BucknellFootballVsCancer.
The Bison, who in 2018 became the first collegiate football program at any level to team with Vs. Cancer, will celebrate their 2021 efforts during Sept. 18's game against Penn. The game, which is set for 6 p.m. and doubles as Bucknell's home opener, will serve as Vs. Cancer's kick-off to childhood cancer awareness month.
In partnership with Vs. Cancer, the football team has again selected Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital to receive 50 percent of donation proceeds. The other 50 percent will be used to fund ground-breaking brain tumor research efforts through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The Bison, who raised more than $11,000 in 2018 and nearly $18,000 in 2019, are hoping to raise at least $15,000 in 2021.
The football team is the second Bucknell program to partner with Vs. Cancer. The women's soccer team raised money for Janet Weis Children's Hospital and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation in 2017, 2018 and 2019; the program will fundraise again in 2021.
Vs. Cancer was founded in 2012 by Chase Jones, a former collegiate baseball player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who was diagnosed with a brain tumor as a freshman. The support of his teammates during treatment was his largest source of strength during recovery. Vs. Cancer now works with athletic teams across the country who have joined the fight against childhood cancer. With the help of athletes, teams and communities nationwide, Vs. Cancer has raised more than $5 million dollars since its inception and is now a signature fundraising campaign for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Support the Bucknell football team's fundraiser for Vs. Cancer by visiting team.curethekids.org/BucknellFootballVsCancer.
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