SEPTEMBER 12, 2014- Cherry Hill, NJ: This weekend, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Men's Soccer team will be participating in Go4theGoal's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer campaign in recognition of pediatric cancer awareness month. On Friday, September 12^th at 7pm against Our Lady of the Lake University Saints and Monday, September 15^th at 2pm against the Biola University Eagles, Embry-Riddle will wear their gold laces. All three teams will Lace Up during their matches to support local children with cancer. "We are so thrilled about our new partnership with Embry-Riddle Men's Soccer," said Nate Mulberg, Go4theGoal Athletics Coordinator. "Coach Pearce runs as good a program as anyone in the country. It is an honor to work with such good people who truly want to help in the fight against pediatric cancer, the number one disease killer of children."
"It is a privilege to partner with such an organization and most importantly the people that make up Go4theGoal and Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer," said Coach Adam Pearce. "As September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, we at Embry-Riddle Soccer wanted to pursue an opportunity to serve the needs of our community in not only raising awareness of this horrific disease but in contributing to the eradication of it entirely."
Admission for the games is $5.00 and all will receive a pair of Go4theGoal's laces to unite the teams and their fans in the fight against pediatric cancer. All funds will be used to support patients and families in Arizona being treated at Cardon Children's Medical Center.
ABOUT GO4THEGOAL FOUNDATION
Go4theGoal Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization founded in 2006 by Dr. Richard and Beth Stefanacci, soon after their oldest child was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. 2012 and 2013 were very exciting years at Go4theGoal Foundation, whose two national campaigns, National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day and Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer, gave hundreds of schools, businesses and sports teams an opportunity to raise awareness and much needed support for patients in their communities and earned Go4theGoal the honor of "Top Rated Non-Profit of 2012, 2013, &2014" by Great Nonprofits. Go4theGoal provides children undergoingcancer treatmentand their families with financial assistance, runs fun hospital-based programs, grants special wishes and supplies state-of-the-art electronic products to children and pediatric oncology units in over 70 hospitals across the country. Since 2007, G4G has funded nearly $1,000,000.00 in innovative pediatric cancer research. Go4theGoal.org