Mission Statement:

Raising Funds For Childhood Cancer Research While Giving Essential Family Support Throughout Their Journey!

Mission Statement:

Raising Funds For Childhood Cancer Research While Giving Essential Family Support Throughout Their Journey!

Mission Statement:

Raising Funds For Childhood Cancer Research While Giving Essential Family Support Throughout Their Journey!

Events

Evening Of Hope Virtual Auction

16th Annual Evening of Hope

October 10-19th 2023

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5th Annual Golf For Hope

5th Annual Walter Romanowski Memorial Golf Tournament

October 4th 2023 - 11am Shotgun Start

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Match

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!

September 9th 2023 – Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine at 7pm

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About SOCCER FOR HOPE

SOCCER FOR HOPE is a non-profit organization founded by Oliver and Jamie Wyss in 1998. Oliver is a former professional soccer player and survivor of a non-cancerous illness, Aplastic Anemia, thanks to a bone marrow transplant. The organization has been driven by their goal to raise desperately needed funds and awareness for children with life threatening diseases.

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Childhood Cancer Statistics:

CHILDHOOD CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE IN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19 IN THE U.S.

MORE THAN 40,000 CHILDREN UNDERGO TREATMENT FOR CANCER EACH YEAR.

1 IN 285 CHILDREN IN THE U.S. WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BY THE TIME THEY ARE 20 YEARS OLD.

NEARLY 60% OF CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE SEVERE COMPLICATIONS IN ADULTHOOD.

1 OUT OF 10 CHILDREN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER WILL NOT SURVIVE.

CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH RECEIVES JUST 4% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.

CHILDHOOD CANCER AFFECTS ALL ETHNIC, GENDER AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IS TEN.

EACH YEAR, OVER 15,000 CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

MOST STANDARD CHILDHOOD CANCER TREATMENTS ARE DECADES OLD.

Every Contribution To SOCCER FOR HOPE Helps!

If you would like to contribute to our organization by donating either your time or a charitable gift, please get in touch with us.