Football | August 26, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan football team will wear gold shoelaces for Lace Up 4 Pediat­ric Cancer during Saturday's home game against Monmouth.

With this initiative, the Broncos are continuing their partnership with the Go4theGoal, a national pediatric cancer non-profit with the mission to improve the lives of children battling cancer by providing financial support, developing and implementing unique hospital programs, fund­ing innovative research, and granting personal wishes.

WMU's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer effort comes right before September, which is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 

In Michigan, Go4theGoal has support­ive relationships with Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and Mott's Children's Hospital.

About Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer
Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer started in 2011 in answer to requests from youth soccer teams in New Jersey that wanted to show their commitment to the fight against pediatric cancer. Today, teams across the country representing every sport from youth to professional have Laced Up in Go4theGoal's gold laces. From every pair of $5 laces, $4 plus 100 percent of donations go back to helping kids with cancer and their families in the state the funds are raised. To learn more, please visit www.go4thegoal.org/lace-up-for-pediatric-cancer.

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