Our Partner Stories
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The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is proud to partner with many individuals and organizations in the fight against ALL cancers affecting women. These partnerships are saving lives!

Partnering for a Purpose...

KAY YOW CANCER FUND RECEIVES CORPORATE GRANT FROM GILEAD SCIENCES TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN WITH A FOCUS ON TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER
Raleigh, NC – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund has been awarded two grants, totaling $425,000 from Gilead Sciences, Inc. The grants will be used in support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund’s National Underserved Program, in the following two areas: (1) Triple Negative Breast Cancer Research and Access to Healthcare for Underserved Women; (2) Triple

Dr. Mark Graham: Coach Yow’s Trusted Oncologist
Time and again, Cancer Warriors tell us how important it is to have an oncologist you trust. Someone who is that perfect balance of intelligence and compassion. Someone who can navigate the toughest challenges in the moment while giving hope for the future. Kay Yow had a trusted oncologist in Dr. Mark Graham. Dr. Graham

Kay Yow Cancer Fund Partners with WNBPA to Impact the Fight Against All Cancers Affecting Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 5/19/21 RALEIGH, NC / NEW YORK – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund (KYCF) is partnering with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) to drive action to eliminate cancer healthcare disparities for underserved women and to eradicate all cancers affecting women through funding life saving research. Through this partnership, players from

Collegiate Sports Management Group: Giving back through esports
Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) is a college sports property group. It helps generate revenue for conferences and colleges across multiple revenue streams like marketing, media, ticketing, licensing and events. “Our job is to find ways to help schools to find revenue and create strategies,” said Neil Malvone, EVP of Partnerships and chief esports officer for

Friends of the Fund: John and Sue Gibbs
In 2011, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund received the gift of friendship in John and Sue Gibbs. John and Sue are known as women’s basketball’s greatest fans and, for the past decade, they have become cherished Kay Yow Cancer Fund supporters. Each year, John and Sue watch hundreds of women’s basketball games — many in-person

Collegiate Sports Management Group Partners with Kay Yow Cancer Fund at the First Collegiate Esports National Championship
The following announcement was shared on December 7, 2020 in conjunction with Collegiate Sports Management Group. RALEIGH, NC – Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund (KYCF) are teaming up at the first Collegiate Esports National Championship (CENC) in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the Spring of 2021. The Kay Yow Cancer

Jacque & Angela…
We first met Angela Freeze and Jacque Soptick at the 2010 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Golf Classic at Barton Creek Golf Course in Austin, Texas. They have been faithful supporters of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund ever since. While they never met Coach Yow, her values and principles, along with the mission of the Fund,

Fishin’ For A Cure
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is proud to highlight one of our Mission Partners, Fishin’ For A Cure. Mission Partners are champions of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund that commit to fundraising at a high level. All of our Mission Partners play a critical role in the success of the Fund! Fishin’ For A Cure
WORDS TO LIVE BY
Never let the urgent get in the way
of the IMPORTANT."
