If you look around, you’ll find that
there are so many amazing people in our community and Coach Chris Knudsen is
one of them. First of all, we’d like to
congratulate him on receiving the “Coach of the Year” award, but it doesn’t
stop there. Chris’s heart is much bigger
than just the next win for the football team.
And one of the things that is near and dear to him is the Coaches vs.
Cancer program. This is especially close to Kris and the school as one of its
coaches/teachers, Justin Rosenblad, is battling stomach cancer.
The
Centennial High School coaches are joining the Oregon Athletic Coaches
Association in a "Coaches vs. Cancer" campaign. The two goals are to
raise awareness and raise funds to fight cancer.
Coaches vs. Cancer program is a
statewide collaboration between the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA),
Oregon Athletic Directors Association (OADA) and the American Cancer Society
that empowers coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference
in the fight against cancer by participating in awareness efforts, advocacy
programs, and fundraising activities to help people with cancer today and to
find cures to end the disease tomorrow.
Because cancer has touched so many in
our coaching community, Coaches vs. Cancer offers a unique opportunity to fight
the disease. Participating schools can
truly make a difference in the fight against cancer and raise awareness in
their communities about the importance of cancer prevention, early detection
and making healthy lifestyle choices.
At
the home Wrestling match on Wednesday February 8 vs. Oregon City and at the home girls and boys basketball
games on Friday,
February 10
vs. David Douglas, spectators will be given a free pink T-shirt, information
will be distributed about cancer and various activities will be going on to
raise funds to fight this disease. Anyone wishing to donate can call Brent
Child, Athletic Director, at (503) 762-6136.
