STANFORD, Calif. - Wednesday's women's lacrosse game between Johns Hopkins and the Cardinal is Stanford's Play4TheCure game. The Cardinal and Blue Jays will raise money for cancer research, with 100% of the money raised benefiting doctors and researchers that are supported by the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Opening draw is set for 6:01 pm at Homewood Field.
Donations can be made at the game or online at: https://www.crowdrise.com/HopkinsStanford.
About Play4TheCure
Play4TheCure is a fundraising platform for the National Foundation for Cancer Research which provides funding worldwide to the best scientists to enable cutting edge research that other large cancer organizations can't and won't fund. Play4TheCure inspires young athletes and their teams to leverage their passion for sports to "Play4" loved ones affected by cancer and encourages them to actively participate in working to fund cancer research to make a difference.
About the National Foundation for Cancer Research
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is a leading cancer research charity dedicated to funding cancer research and public education relating to cancer prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.
Since 1973, NFCR has provided over $320 million in support of discovery-oriented cancer research focused on understanding how and why cells become cancerous, and on public education relating to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. NFCR scientists are discovering cancer's molecular mysteries and translating these discoveries into therapies that hold the hope for curing cancer. NFCR is about Research for a Cure - cures for all types of cancer. For more information, please visit www.NFCR.org.
