Thanks to all coaches, teams, schools and dedicated community members who have participated in the 17th annual IBCA initiative against cancer during the 2023-24 season.
Your contributions to support the fight against cancer are much appreciated. As our spring 2024 e-Newsletter goes “live,” with some schools not yet reporting, participating schools have reported raising $99,225 – many schools through the American Cancer Society’s formal “Coaches vs. Cancer” program and other schools raising funds and donating to other cancer-related charities such as Indiana Women in Need or other local people in need.
This year’s efforts by Indiana coaches bring the 17-year total of money raised to fight cancer to just shy of $1.5 million through the 2023-24 season.
Those coaches who got their teams involved in the fight against cancer are teaching their players something more important than offense or defense. Coaches are teaching their players a skill that will carry on throughout their lives and into the communities where they will work and serve. Please continue to be a positive influence on the youth of our great state, and help them become productive citizens of tomorrow.
If your school hosted a benefit game in 2023-24 and you have yet to report/turn in your funds, please do so with the American Cancer Society by contacting Michael Smith. He may be reached at michael.smith@cancer.org. His mailing address is: 5635 W. 96th St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
In addition, please alert Gene Milner of the IBCA (gmilner@tds.net) the amount you donated and who the beneficiary is, if not the American Cancer Society.
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| Franklin County athletes and fans celebrate a victory after their "Coaches vs. Cancer" game against Connersville in February. Franklin County raised $16,593.33 in its 2023-24 benefit game with the amount split between two cancer charities. |
The following is a list of schools that have informed the IBCA about their participation in an event that raised funds for cancer charities:
IBCA INTIATIVE AGAINST CANCER EVENTS (2023-24)
| School | B or G | Amount | Beneficiary |
| Avon | B | $58.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Barr-Reeve | B | $2,831.00 | Hagen Knepp Fund, Larry Wilcher Fund |
| Batesville | B | $703.00 | Jimmy V Foundation |
| Beech Grove | B | amount NA | local individual battling cancer |
| Bloomfield | B | $606.06 | Riley Children’s Foundation |
| Center Grove | G | $250.00 | Riley Children’s Foundation |
| Columbus East | G | $3,500.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Connersville | B | $596.77 | Fayette County Cancer Society |
| Cowan | B&G | $292.78 | Little Red Door |
| Danville | G | $300.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Delta | B | $1,548.00 | American Cancer Society |
| % Eastern Greene | B | $475.00 | Riley Children’s Foundation |
| $ Eastern (Pekin) | B | $105.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Evansville Christian | B | $3,720.00 | Riley Children’s Foundation in memory of Cooper Chapman |
| Evansville Memorial | G | $525.00 | Cancer Pathways Midwest |
| Franklin County | B | $16,593.33 | American Cancer Society; Franklin County Cancer Society |
| Gibson Southern | G | $2,900.00 | three local individuals battling cancer |
| Greenfield-Central | B | $855.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Hamilton Heights | G | $1,100.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Hauser | G | $250.00 | GLOW for Sarah Foundation |
| ! Henryville | B | $270.00 | St. Jude Hospital |
| Heritage | G | $267.00 | Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana |
| Heritage Hills | B | $1,286.71 | American Cancer Society |
| Indianapolis Ritter | B | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| Indianapolis Tech | B | $200.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Jac-Cen-Del | B&G | $1,088.39 | American Cancer Society |
| Jasper | B | $1,976.47 | local student battling leukemia |
| Lanesville | B&G | $2,235.00 | local resident battling caner |
| Kankakee Valley | G | $350.00 | American Cancer Society “Relay For Life” |
| Lawrenceburg | G | $2,900.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Leo | G | $400.00 | Parkview Transformative Cancer Care Fund |
| Maconaquah | G | $1,500.00 | three local individuals battling cancer |
| Martinsville | B | $161.00 | Shaves For The Braves |
| Monroe Central | G | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| North Judson | G | $515.00 | Susan G. Komen Foundation |
| Northeast Dubois | B | $595.00 | local individual battling cancer |
| Pendleton Heights | B | $662.58 | American Cancer Society |
| Perry Central | B | $1,000.00 | two local students battling cancer |
| Plainfield | B | $133.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Providence | G | $100.00 | Jimmy V Foundation |
| @ Roncalli | G | $7,800.00 | local family with an individual battling colon cancer |
| Rossville | G | $510.21 | Tyler Trent Foundation |
| Shelbyville | B&G | $687.00 | Cancer Association of Shelby County |
| South Knox | B | $1,000.00 | Hagen Knepp Fund |
| Southport | G | $428.00 | Pink Ribbon Connection |
| # Speedway | B | $1,000.00 | Matt English Foundation |
| Speedway | G | $329.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Terre Haute North | B | $1,000.00 | Pink of Terre Haute |
| Tri-County | G | $6,000.00 | two community members battling cancer |
| Triton Central | G | $24,166.58 | IWIN Foundation |
| West Lafayette | G | $421.84 | Riley Children’s Foundation |
| Westfield | B&G | $0.00 | Breast Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| Zionsville | G | $3,009.00 | Susan G. Komen Foundation |
| 2023-24 total | --- | $99,225.72 | --- |
! with Borden; @ with Franklin Central; # with Shelbyville; $ with Salem; % with WRV |
