Some of greater Boston’s best high school soccer teams will gather to compete against each other and fight cancer at the 8th Annual Kicks for Cancer, to be held on Saturday, September 27th.
All games will be played on the Doug White Turf Fields, at Concord-Carlisle High School, 500 Walden Street, Concord. Kicks for Cancer is hosted jointly by Concord-Carlisle High School Boys and Girls Soccer Programs.
In addition to boasting high school soccer action at its finest, the event includes food, drawings, souvenirs, and more, all to benefit cancer research at the Dana Farber Institute. In what’s become a tradition, teams participating at Kicks for Cancer will wear special pink or blue jerseys with the names of loved ones that have suffered from the disease emblazoned on the back.
This year’s event has been expanded to include four of the area’s top girls’ teams, and twelve of the area’s top boy’s teams.
Kicks for Cancer has raised over $130,000 since its inception, including over $33,000 last year, with all proceeds going to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The event began in 2007, after Lois Wells, mother Concord Carlisle assistant coach Steve Wells, succumbed to cancer.
“Kicks for Cancer is a true grass roots event that began when the kids just wanted to do something for Coach Wells – but it’s grown into an important benefit. The soccer is always great, but obviously, it’s about so much more than that,” says Ray Pavlik, head coach of the CCHS boys’ team and the founder of the event.
Below is the schedule of Kicks for Cancer games on Saturday, September 27:
11:30 AM – Reading vs. Woburn
11:30 AM – Acton Boxboro Girls vs. Bedford Girls
2:00 PM – Lexington vs. Wakefield
2:00 PM – Bedford vs Boston Latin
2:00 PM – Lincoln Sudbury JV Girls vs. Concord Carlisle JV Girls (at Football Stadium)
4:30 PM – Lincoln Sudbury Girls vs. Concord Carlisle Girls
4:30 PM – Brookline vs. Newton North
4:40 PM – Lincoln Sudbury JV Boys vs. Concord JV Carlisle Boys (at Football Stadium)
7:00 PM – Lincoln Sudbury Boys vs. Concord Carlisle Boys
7:00 PM – Acton Boxboro vs. Wayland
Admission to see all games is $5 for children and $10 for adults.
For those who are unable to attend the event, but still wish to make a donation directly to the Dana Farber Institute and the Jimmy Fund on behalf of Kicks for Cancer, please use our donation web page www.myjimmyfundevent.org/2014/kicksforcancer