MANHATTAN — Celebrate Kansas State University's fight against cancer with a Fighting for a Cure shirt, and wear it to the home football game, or anywhere, Saturday, Oct. 16, for the eighth annual Fighting for a Cure Day.
Join Bill Snyder, K-State's former head football coach; Chris Klieman, current head football coach; Eric Stonestreet, Emmy Award-winning actor and alumnus; Kevin Lockett, former K-State Wildcat and Kansas City Chiefs football player; and many others in celebrating K-State's fight against cancer with a Fighting for a Cure shirt, honoring the K-State family's cancer survivors and researchers.
The Fighting for a Cure Day celebration will include a special tribute by the K-State Marching Band during halftime of the football game and a tailgate party in Cat Town at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
Fighting for a Cure shirts raise funds and awareness for the Johnson Cancer Research Center at K-State. The center supports K-State's most promising cancer research programs and students. Since 2014, shirt sales have raised around $50,000.
This year, several shirt styles and a baseball cap are available, some with pink and some without. Short-sleeve t-shirts are available in either purple or gray for $25. Three-quarter sleeve baseball shirts are available in gray with purple sleeves for $30. The sweatshirts and hats are purple and priced at $32 and $20, respectively. The graphic on all purple shirts is pink and white, and the graphic on all gray shirts and the hat is purple and white. All items feature a Powercat and the phrase "Fighting ever fighting for a cure," which is inspired by K-State's fight song, "Wildcat Victory."
Fighting for a Cure items can be purchased in Manhattan at G. Thomas Jewelers, 419 Poyntz Ave.; 1419 Mercantile, 3039 Anderson Ave.; Yee Haw Country Outfitters, 431 Poyntz Ave.; and the Johnson Cancer Research Center, 1711 Claflin Road. They are also available for purchase online.
Supporters are encouraged to join the social media campaign to publicize K-State Fighting for a Cure Day by posting photos of themselves and friends wearing the shirt, along with the hashtag #HelpKStateFightCancer. Photos from 2020 and earlier campaigns are on the center's Facebook page.
The Johnson Cancer Research Center, in the College of Arts and Sciences, advances cancer research and education at K-State. Its programs are made possible by private donations. Information is available at cancer.k-state.edu and by calling 785-532-6705.
By Marcia Locke