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Kay Yow Cancer Fund Awards $150,000 Grant to Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute
Kay Yow Cancer Fund Awards $150,000 Grant to Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute Cleveland, OH (April 5, 2024) For the 16th consecutive year, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund is proud to award a grant on behalf of coaches, players, officials and fans nationwide in the host city of the Women’s Basketball Final Four. This year,
Kay Yow Cancer Fund Announces 2024 National Play4Kay Award Winners
Kay Yow Cancer Fund Announces 2024 National Play4Kay Award Winners Raleigh, NC (April 5, 2024) – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund announces its 2024 National Play4Kay award winners today. Play4Kay is the Fund’s largest fundraising initiative with events hosted in all 50 states. Through the nationwide support of participating Play4Kay teams, coaches, fans, officials,
2024 Celebration Run/Walk Co-Chairs – Leslie Moore-Martinez & Ava Grivalski
2024 Celebration Run/Walk Co-Chairs – Leslie Moore-Martinez & Ava Grivalski This year, we are excited to have our first-ever mother/daughter duo as Celebration Run/Walk Co-Chairs! This is a first for the Fund, and we’d like to share their story. Leslie and Ava’s journey with the Fund began in 2021 when they participated in a grassroots
Jennifer King Chooses Kay Yow Cancer Fund for NFL’s Annual My Cause My Cleats Campaign
Jennifer King Chooses Kay Yow Cancer Fund for NFL’s Annual My Cause My Cleats Campaign Raleigh, NC (December 2, 2023) Started in 2016, the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign provides players and coaches the opportunity to bring awareness to causes that are most important in their lives off the field. Jennifer King represents
Kay Yow Cancer Fund Partners with the Dallas Mavericks
Kay Yow Cancer Fund Partners with the Dallas Mavericks to Empower the Next Generation in the Fight Against Cancer Raleigh, NC (October 25, 2023) – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is partnering with the Dallas Mavericks to change the narrative around all cancers affecting women by educating, empowering and equipping the next generation. “We
Kay Yow Cancer Fund awards $100,000 grant at NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX (March 31, 2023) — The Kay Yow Cancer Fund® is proud to, once again, partner with Dr. Angelique Whitehurst of UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in support of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer research. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund first awarded Dr. Whitehurst a grant in 2017. She plans to use this grant to
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund Announces 2023 Play4Kay National Winners
Raleigh, NC (March 31, 2023) – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund announces its 2023 Play4Kay National award winners today. Play4Kay is the Fund’s largest fundraising initiative with events hosted in all 50 states. Through the nationwide support of participating Play4Kay teams, coaches, fans, officials, and communities, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund continues to make a
Palmateer Named Kay Yow Cancer Fund CEO
Raleigh, NC (March 27, 2023) —Kay Yow Cancer Fund® Board of Directors Chair and President of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, Nikki Fargas, announces Jenny Palmateer as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Palmateer takes over the CEO position after serving as Senior Vice President of Programming at the Fund
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