SFCC basketball teams to participate in nationwide cancer fundraiser

The State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners basketball teams will participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer "Suits and Sneakers" nationwide fundraiser that unites The American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in a common cause to save lives from cancer.

SFCC's event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, when the Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners take on Three Rivers Community College in the Fred E. Davis Center on the Sedalia campus. The women's team will tip off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.

People who want to participate in the fundraiser can donate online at www.brhc.org/foundation-giving/donate/ then click on the donate online button and fill out the form. Those wishing to donate, can click on the Gene Loveall Cancer Services Fund under the my donation in the drop-down menu or put Coaches vs. Cancer in the comments.

The money raised from the event will go to the Sedalia Cancer Center and Gene Loveall Cancer Services Fund through the Bothwell Regional Health Center Foundation.

Members of both coaching staffs will coach the game in suits and sneakers. The goal is to raise money to support childhood cancer research, services, awareness, as well as promote cancer prevention efforts such as screening and early detection. The community is invited to attend the games and participate in the Suits and Sneakers fundraiser.

"I have done a lot of work with the NABC for Coaches vs. Cancer " said Roadrunners Basketball Head Coach Matt Brown. " It is a huge organization but, this time our focus is going to be trying to get the resources back here in Sedalia. This is something that's extremely important to me, having had two children who have had cancer. My daughter was able to make it and my son did not."

David Rohrbach
SFCC Athletics