Last weekend we went to the Iowa vs. UNI game courtesy of Make-A-Wish and the UofI Alumini Assoc. We had awesome seats where the kids got to sit right on the field to watch the game. Afterwards we got to meet some of the players and cheerleaders. The boys got their footballs that were signed by Coach Ferentz signed by about 30 football players too. It was a great day for them.
Then we spent the week in preparation for the BIG day. Saturday was National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day and the big Iowa vs. Iowa State game. I can't even put into words how amazing this day was. We started the day with a tailgate for 150 family members of childhood cancer from Iowa, we were all wearing out Beat Cancer shirts and it was an awesome sight. But the more amazing thing was we weren't the only ones wearing them. You would walk around and see them everywhere! We had people coming to our tent wanting to buy shirts, the press came and did interviews. The Hawkeye cheerleaders stopped by to cheer "Go HAWKS! BEAT CANCER!"
We all later headed over to the game. It was a beautiful day! The Cyclones were 110% behind our children. They all had gold ribbons on their helmets to represent childhood cancer. Many of the teams staff were wearing Beat Cancer Shirts. Even their mascot had a Beat Cancer shirt. It was AMAZING! There was an announcement just before the game sharing why they were wearing the ribbons and a few statistics about childhood cancer.
Overall the day was one I will never forget. I couldn't stop smiling all day, it was just unbelievable. Our message was getting out and people were listening. Even the Big 12 Comissioner requested a Beat Cancer Shirt!
You can still order your beat cancer shirts online at www.beatcancertoday.org for a limited time. We have raised an AMAZING amount of money for Curesearch to help find a CURE for this monster. 
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