The best in the nation Coaches vs Cancer event has begun accepting donation items as well as cash for their upcoming event on January 20th.
Co-organizer Jim Uitermarkt tells KNIA/KRLS News he wants to start getting the word out about the donation process. He says in a normal year the event might receive between $10,000 to $15,000 in just cash donations and he wants to start getting the word out now to start collecting those donations for this years event. Cash donations of $500 or more made by individuals or businesses will have their names printed on the back of this years t-shirts. Uitermarkt says he hopes to have t-shirts for sale later this week, which the event routinely sells over 1,000 each year. He says this year is different as it is the 10th year of the event and this year they have a goal of reaching $57,000 which would give them over $500,000 donated to cancer research over those 10 years.