How to Donate
Mission
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund is a 501 c(3) charitable organization committed
to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against cancer through raising
money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying people
for a common cause.
Meet Kay Yow
Kay Yow, North Carolina State University head women's basketball
coach, is a past president and founding member of theWomen's Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA), and a galvanizing voice for the Association.Yow was first
diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, and is currently battling the disease
for the third time. In her 36 years as a head coach at the college-level,
Yow is one of only six Division I head women's basketball mentors to achieve
700 career victories. Yow was also the head coach of the 1988 US Olympic Team
that won the gold medal in Seoul. Click here
for complete biography.
History
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund was announced on December 3, 2007,
during the Jimmy V Classic. The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, will raise money in the fight against
cancer. It was appropriate to announce this Fund during the Jimmy V Classic
because of the connection between Jim Valvano, former North Carolina State
men's head basketball coach, and Kay Yow, North Carolina State women's basketball
coach.
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Quick Facts
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The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund launched on December 3, 2007
as the first women's initiative that the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA) has chosen in its 26-year history. The Fund is also the newest women's
initiative for The V Foundation.
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The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund will raise money for scientific
research and to assist the underserved in an effort to fight against cancer.
- The WBCA and The V Foundation will launch an Event-in-a-Box campaign during
the WBCA National Convention in April to raise money for the Fund. WBCA members,
institutions, fans and communities will be challenged to run one of the four
events each year.
- The first national event, titled the 4Kay Run/Walk, will be part of the
NCAA® activities on Super Saturday, April 5, during the 2008 Women's Final
Four® week and the WBCA National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
How to Get Involved
We all can be a part of finding the answer! Donate
to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund; select one of the Events-in-a-Box to run
locally at your business, institution or in your community; or participate
in one of the national events to raise money for the Fund.
Media Kit
Click links below to view Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund media kit
information:
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