Fifth Annual SamStrong Game Is Sept. 1

The Reitz Memorial High School community is “Going Gold” again this year in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Memorial’s Sept. 1 home football game against Evansville North is the Fifth Annual SamStrong Childhood Cancer Awareness football game. 

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke has also proclaimed September 1 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in Evansville.

SamStrong carries on the final mission of 2012 Memorial graduate Sam Featherstone to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to raise money for much-needed research.  Sam, a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, died on Jan. 2, 2013, after battling brain cancer for more than three years.

Everyone attending the Sept. 1 game is encouraged to wear gold to show their support of this important awareness event.  Gold SamStrong T-shirts with the powerful message of Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” – printed with one of Sam’s drawings showing the strength needed to fight cancer – will be available for purchase at the game or can be ordered now at www.samstrong.org.  Short-sleeve shirts are $10 and long-sleeve are $15.  Order forms can be sent to SamStrong, P.O. Box 252, Newburgh, IN  47629-0252. 

Advance orders must be received by Aug. 23 to insure delivery in time for the game.

The money raised by SamStrong is used only for research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  If you would like to learn more about Sam and SamStrong, please visit www.samstrong.org.

Before age 20, 1 in 285 kids will receive a cancer diagnosis.  Cancer kills more kids than all other diseases combined.  Every day, 46 children in the United Sates are diagnosed with cancer; and every day, seven children die from the dreadful disease.