Carson City Kiwanis golf tournament, run and bench press to support cancer awareness
Robey Willis, founder of the Carson City Kiwanis Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, urged participants to sign up early for this year’s golf tournament and other events.
“The golf tournament completely sold out last year,” he said. “It would be prudent for people to get in while they can.”
The second annual Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day will feature a 5K walk/run, bench press competition and golf tournament, on Sept. 19 at Empire Ranch Golf Course. Willis said last year’s event was a success.
“We had a wonderful time,” he said. “It was just a ball.”
The four-person scramble golf tournament begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $75 per person. Registration forms can be picked up at Empire Ranch Golf Course Pro Shop or at www.visitcarsoncity.com. The 5K run/walk starts at 8 a.m. at the clubhouse. Entry is $30.
Register at CV Sports, 3790 Highway 395, Suite 402, or Kaia FIT, 3633 Research Way, or register online at Active.com or visitcarsoncity.com. Packet pick-up will be 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 18 at Kaia FIT.
The bench press championships will begin 7 a.m. at the clubhouse patio. The entry fee is $10 for three lifts and will be accepted at the event. Last year, the event raised about $10,000. The bulk went to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, with $2,500 going to a scholarship for a local girl whose mother died of pancreatic cancer.
Willis said the proceeds will be used the same way this year.
“It’s that silent killer,” he said. “Nationally, only 6 percent survive it. It is expected to be the second biggest killer of cancers by 2020.”
Sponsorships of $100 per hole are also being accepted. They may be made in honor of someone who is struggling with the disease or who has died from it. For more information, email Robey Willis at Robeybarb@sbcglobal.net.
If you go
WHAT: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day
WHEN: Sept. 19
WHERE: Empire Ranch Golf Course, 1875 Fair Way
You Can Help
To sponsor a hole for $100, send donation to Carson City Kiwanis, P.O. Box 922 Carson City, NV 89702.
Photo information: The Carson City Kiwanis will host the second annual Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, featuring a 5K walk/run, bench press competition and golf tournament, on Sept. 19 at Empire Ranch Golf Course. Steve Alcalay, who will compete in the tournament, is seen during a recent round of golf at Silver Oak Golf Course.
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