By: Aimee Fant—
Muncie, IN—Cancer Services of East Central Indiana-Red Door will host its community kickball tournament, “Kick Cancer,” from 1-7 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at the Yorktown Sports Park. The kickball field will play host to the fundraising efforts for the cancer care agency that provides services to 1,000 individuals and families living with a cancer diagnosis annually, noting there are 1,100 new cancer diagnoses in East Central Indiana, every year.
Teams of 10 compete 2 ways: on and off the field for the Kick Cancer tournament & local cancer care fundraising championship titles. $200 for a team of 10 (open to *ALL ages, individuals and organizations) and teams are to choose cancer awareness color team t-shirt. (Field space and team shirt colors are limited- first come, first served)
Door prizes & concessions throughout, Johnny Carino’s food, awards and a celebration with Elm Street Brewing Company on site. Teams need to sign up by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30th.
Preliminary partners of Kick Cancer are Friends of Muncie Endurathon, Indiana Public Radio, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Meridian Health Services and Swallows Landscaping.
Further sponsorship opportunities are as follows: SINGLE -$500 (1 team of 10 and social media promotion), DOUBLE- $1000 (Option of up to 2 teams of 10, social media & print promotion, Annual Report acknowledgment), TRIPLE- $1,500 (Option of up to 3 teams of 10, social media & print, Annual Report acknowledgment), HOMERUN- $2,500 (Option of up to 4 teams of 10, social media & print, mentioned on teams’ individual fundraising pages and billboard poster, Annual Report acknowledgment), GRAND SLAM-$5,000 (Option of 5 teams of 10, social media & print, mentioned on teams’ individual fundraising pages and billboard poster, Annual Report acknowledgment, billboard poster, and event banner)
For team sign up and to sponsor visit: www.littlereddooreci.org and/or contact Executive Director- Aimee Fant aimee@littlereddooreci.org or 765-284-9063
All proceeds are directed to cancer client and caregiver services which help to reduce physical, emotional and financial burdens of individuals and families living with a cancer diagnosis in East Central Indiana.
Cancer Services of East Central Indiana-Little Red Door is a proud United Way partner, has been serving and has been funded locally since 1954 and is not affiliated with, nor receives funding from the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life or other national research fundraising efforts.
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