In partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Donate Online
Mail donations payable to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® to the following address:
WBCA / Attn: Megan Smith / 4646 Lawrenceville Hwy / Lilburn, GA 30047
We greatly appreciate your generosity and involvement in the fight against women’s cancers!
Mission
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® is a 501 c(3) charitable organization committed
to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through
raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying
people for a common cause.
Meet Kay Yow
The late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, was
a past president and founding member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA), and a galvanizing voice for the Association.Yow was first diagnosed
with breast cancer in 1987, and passed away on January 24, 2009, after facing her third bout with the disease. In her 38 years as a head coach at the college-level, Yow was one of only
six Division I head women's basketball mentors to achieve 700 career victories.
Yow was also the head coach of the 1988 US Olympic Team that won the gold medal
in Seoul. Click here
for complete biography.
History
 The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® was announced on December 3, 2007, during
the Jimmy V Classic. The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, will raise money in the fight against
women's cancers. It was appropriate to announce this Fund during the Jimmy V
Classic because of the connection between the late Jim Valvano, former North Carolina
State head men's basketball coach, and the late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State head women's
basketball coach. The Fund was the
first women's initiative that the WBCA has chosen in its 28-year history, and is also the newest women's initiative
for The V Foundation.
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® Executive Director
 Marsha Sharp, avid women’s basketball pioneer, was offiically announced as the first executive director of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® in May 2009. Sharp, most known for her 24-year tenure at the helm of the Texas Tech women’s basketball program, created a dynasty throughout West Texas and the entire country. Retirement from the coaching arena has only left more time and energy to expand Sharp’s career and pursue her other passions, both locally and nationally. Click here for full release.
Board of Directors
Debbie Antonelli, Women’s Basketball Analyst
Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Beth Bass, WBCA Chief Executive Officer
Sue Donohoe, NCAA Vice President for Division I Women’s Basketball
Nora Lynn Finch, ACC Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball Operations
and Senior Woman Administrator
Rosa Gatti, ESPN Senior Vice President
Stephanie Glance, Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund President
Dr. Mark Graham, Waverly Hematology Oncology Medical Oncologist
Connie Rogers-Newcome, Adhesives Research, Inc. Executive Account Manager
Marsha Sharp, Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® Executive Director
C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers University Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Nick Valvano, The V Foundation Chief Executive Officer
Susan Yow, Belmont Abbey College Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Jill Pizzotti, Nike Manager Women’s College Basketball
Founding Partners
GlaxoSmithKline
 GlaxoSmithKline was announced as the third founding partner of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® in February 2009. GSK is the world's second largest pharmaceutical company and a research-based company with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products covering anti-infectives, central nervous system, respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, oncology, and vaccines products.
The Hartford
The
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® announced The Hartford as the first founding
partner on February 14, 2008. The Hartford served as the title sponsor of the
4Kay Run in 2008 and 2009. The Hartford was the first to offer life insurance coverage
to survivors of breast and prostate cancer at the same rates as healthy women
and men of the same age. [Full
Release]
Nike
 The
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® was ecstatic to bring Nike on board as a founding
partner in early April 2008. Nike served as the title sponsor of the inaugural 4Kay
Golf Classic, the second national event raising money for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer
Fund®.
For more information on how to become a founding partner, email Brittany
Harmon.
Concept Shop
 Click
here
to view items in the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® Concept Shop. A percentage
of each item goes directly to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®.
How to Get Involved
We all can be a part of finding the answer! Donate to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® online or by calling 1-800-4JimmyV; select
one of the Events-in-a-Box to run locally at your business, institution or in
your community; or participate in one of the national events to raise money
for the Fund. For more information, contact Megan
Smith.
Events
 Are
you planning an event? Click here and let
us know!
Click here to register for the 2010 4Kay Run, held at the NCAA Women's Final Four and WBCA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas, on April 3, 2010.
View Photos of Past Events
4Kay
Run Presented by The Hartford
4Kay
Golf Classic presented by Nike
4Kay™ Events-in-a-Box
 The
4Kay™ Events-in-a-Box campaign includes the following events:
4Kay™ Run/Walk - Focus on fun, fitness and community outreach.
WBCA Pink Zone™ - Get in the WBCA Pink
Zone™ by selecting a game during the WBCA’s yearly dedicated window.
Kids 4Kay™ - Give kids and young adults the opportunity to participate
in the fight against cancer.
4Kay™ Menu - Remember to enjoy your life with simple indulgences.
WBCA members,
institutions, fans and communities are challenged to run one of the four events
each year to raise money
for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®. Request
your Events-in-a-Box CD today!
Press Releases
Second Annual 4Kay Golf Classic Raises Over $175,000 for Cancer Research
4Kay Golf Classic Brings Friendly Competition to Greensboro’s Tournament Town
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Announces Board of Directors Additions
Marsha Sharp Named Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® Executive Director
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Raises over $700,000 through WBCA Pink Zone
Nike Supports Fight Against Cancer by Launching The Kay Yow Collection
Women’s Basketball Loses Inspirational Leader and Friend, N.C. State’s Kay Yow
Inaugural
4Kay Golf Classic unites coaches, friends and colleagues in the fight against
cancer
The
Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Announces Inaugural 4Kay Golf Classic presented
by Nike
Kay
Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Announces Board of Directors
Kay
Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Announces First Founding Partner
WBCA
and The V Foundation announce the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
Television/Radio Spots
- Download the generic Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® radio spot by emailing Megan
Smith. Feel free to use the spot on your website or local radio to promote the Fund!
- Download the ESPN Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® radio spot by emailing Megan
Smith. Feel
free to use the spot on your website or local radio to promote the Fund!
- Request a DVD of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® television spot to use
on your jumbotrons, websites, etc. by emailing Megan
Smith. Please include a mailing address.
- Request a Beta-SP or DVCPro copy of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® television
spot to use on your local networks by emailing Megan
Smith. Please specify which format you prefer along with a mailing address.
Also, please only request these versions if you will definitely put to use
as we are charged for each copy.
Media Kit
Click links below to view Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund® media kit information:
How
to Donate
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
For General Information, Contact:
Megan Smith,
WBCA Manager of New Initiatives
770-279-8027 x103
msmith@wbca.org
For Licensing Information, Contact:
John F. Lisk (Esquire), Agent for WBCA
336-973-0123
jflisk@aol.com
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