Soccer For A Cure

Thanks to all the positive comments regarding the Soccer For A Cure recognition at the Georgia - Missouri football game on October 17, 2015. My family and I had a great time and certainly felt honored and humbled. And, unlike the game in Jacksonville this past weekend, Georgia beat Missouri.
By clicking below you will see a short video about the event.

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On Saturday (Sept 17, 2011) players and coaches participating in the UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic will tour the cancer wing of the Children's hospital. This event leaves quite an impression on us all. Each year we've provided SFAC t-shirts to parents, patients, and nurses. I just order $120 worth of toddler t-shirts to distribute at the event. If anyone can help with this expense (any amount) please let me know by e-mail to [email protected]

To view the e-mail mentioned in the previous posting go to this address

http://docs.google.com/document/d/150tGHTYci2YZEcp_Y4zIZwn4z9WTIkrKRJ8fqP8Fl90/edit?hl=en_US

While waiting for a light to change at an intersection, I was behind a truck belonging to a casket company. On the truck the following was displayed: "Helping families honor the lives of those they love".

It made me think of the children in the Alabama Children's Hospital that I've had the honor to meet during the previous year's classics (see the below video. I can't help but wonder how many didn't win their battle and how the families of those children are dealing with their death.

UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic The UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic was the brain child of Mike Getman, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) head men's soccer Coach. It has been played on the UAB campus each year since 2008 raising donations for the UAB Children's Hospital in...