The three-day, multi-event Cancer Challenge will lead off with a golf tournament June 8 in Bella Vista and conclude with 10K and 5K runs and a 1-mile walk June 10 in Bentonville.
The 24th annual benefit for Northwest Arkansas charities also will include junior and adult tennis, golf and trap shooting tournaments and social events.
The Cancer Challenge
What: Golf, tennis, trap shooting, socials
When: June 8-10
Where: Bella Vista, Bentonville, Springdale
Registration: $20 to $300 for sporting events; $150 for Tackle Tailgate Party
Attire: Casual
Information: (479) 273-3172, cancerchallenge.com
Erin Rongers, executive director, said the group expects more than 2,000 participants in the activities that will require some 400 volunteers helping.
The "Tackle Cancer Tailgate" on June 9 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale will feature special guest NFL player Devon Still. Still, who plays defensive end for the Houston Texans, took a break from his professional football career in 2014 when his daughter, Leah, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer in stage four.
Leah is now in remission, and Still serves as an advocate for early access to treatment and cancer care.
The tailgate also will include feature cocktails, a photo booth, a caricature artist and silent and live auctions.
Rongers said, "Since our inception, we have invested more than $12 million in cancer programs and services in Northwest Arkansas. All funds raised stay local, providing needed programs and services for our friends and neighbors." Programs supported include cancer prevention and education, treatment, navigation and survivorship.
-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER
NAN Our Town on 05/18/2017