IBCA E-Newsletter
IBCA initiative against cancer
Thanks to all coaches, teams, schools and dedicated community members who have participated in the 18th annual IBCA initiative against cancer during the 2024-25 season.
Your contributions to support the fight against cancer are much appreciated. As our spring 2025 e-Newsletter goes “live,” with some schools not yet reporting, participating schools have reported raising $102,806.50 – many schools through the American Cancer Society’s formal “Coaches vs. Cancer” program and other schools raising funds and donating to other cancer-related charities such as Indiana Women in Need or other local people in need.
This year’s efforts by Indiana coaches bring the 18-year total of money raised to fight cancer to just more than $1.6 million through the 2024-25 season.
Those coaches who got their teams involved in the fight against cancer are teaching their players something more important than offense or defense. Coaches are teaching their players a skill that will carry on throughout their lives and into the communities where they will work and serve. Please continue to be a positive influence on the youth of our great state, and help them become productive citizens of tomorrow.
If your school hosted a benefit game in 2024-25 and you have yet to report/turn in your funds, please do so with the American Cancer Society by contacting Michael Smith. He may be reached at michael.smith@cancer.org. His mailing address is: 5635 W. 96th St., Suite 100, P.O. Box 681405, Indianapolis, IN 46278. Please use the code 6QRLB8 in the “memo field” to make sure it is credited properly as an Indiana “Coaches vs. Cancer” game.
In addition, please alert Pat McKee of the IBCA (patmckee77@aol.com) the amount you donated and who the beneficiary is, if not the American Cancer Society.
The following is a list of schools that have informed the IBCA about their participation in an event that raised funds for cancer charities:
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| The Pink Cougar: Senior Braylon Mullins goes to the basket during Greenfield-Central's "Coaches vs. Cancer" game against Lawrence Central on Feb. 14, 2025. |
IBCA INTIATIVE AGAINST CANCER EVENTS (2024-25)
| School | B or G | Amount | Beneficiary |
| Batesville | B | $800.00 | Jimmy V Foundation |
| Beech Grove | B/G | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| Ben Davis | G | $591.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Borden | B | $1,057.00 | local family battling cancer |
| Brownsburg | B | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| Center Grove | G | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| Columbus East | G | $4,500.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Connersville | B | $6,904.00 | Fayette County Cancer Society |
| Danville | G | $1,500.00 | local family battling cancer |
| + Franklin Central | G | $1,100.00 | Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program |
| Franklin County | B | $23,801.00 | ACS ($8,300); Franklin County Cancer Society ($15,501) |
| Eastbrook | G | $520.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Evansville Christian | B | $1,569.00 | Riley Children’s Foundation in memory of Cooper Chapman |
| Gibson Southern | B | $1,059.00 | local family battling cancer |
| Gibson Southern | G | $1,950.00 | local family battling cancer |
| Greenfield-Central | B | $1,224.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Hamilton Heights | G | $1,000.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Hauser | G | $550.00 | local family battling cancer |
| Jac-Cen-Del | B/G | $480.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Jasper | B | $750.00 | Dubois County Leukemia Association |
| Lawrenceburg | G | $2,700.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Leo | G | $350.00 | TLC Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Maconaquah | G | $700.00 | local family battling cancer |
| Martinsville | B/G | $5,048.48 | local individual battling cancer |
| Monroe Central | G | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| ^ North Daviess | B | $5,500.00 | local families battling cancer |
| North Newton | G | $591.00 | Newton County vs. Cancer |
| Northeast Dubois | B | $420.00 | Lange Fuhs Cancer Center |
| Oldenburg Academy | G | $4,348.05 | local family battling cancer |
| Pendleton Heights | B | $439.00 | American Cancer Society |
| Plainfield | B | $858.00 | American Cancer Society |
| ** Rising Sun | G | $2,771.00 | local families battling cancer |
| % Rossville | B/G | $1,372.89 | local family battling cancer |
| Salem | B | $238.65 | American Cancer Society |
| ! Seymour | G | $560.00 | Warrior Bags |
| Shelbyville | G | $1,200.00 | Shelby County Cancer Association |
| South Knox | B | $1,500.00 | local cancer charity fund |
| # Southridge | B | $2,120.00 | American Cancer Society |
| & Speedway | B/G | $1,000.00 | Matt English Foundation |
| Terre Haute North | B | $1,000.00 | PINK of Terre Haute |
| Tri-County | G | $1,200.00 | local women battling cancer |
| + Triton Central | G | $17,000.00 | IWIN Foundation |
| Valparaiso | B/G | $871.07 | American Cancer Society |
| Westfield | B/G | $0.00 | Cancer Awareness Night (no funds raised) |
| White River Valley | B | $421.36 | Riley Children’s Hospital |
| Zionsville | G | $842.00 | Susan G. Komen Foundation |
| Total (as of 4/1/25) | $102,806.50 |
** with Switzerland County; ^ with Barr-Reeve; % with Clinton Central; ! with Brownstown Central; & with Monrovia; # with Heritage Hills; + Roncalli girls contributed to both the Triton Central and Franklin Central events
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| Pretty in Pink: The Maconaquah girls' basketball team wore pink uniforms in its "Braves vs. Cancer" contest against Southwood on Jan. 22, 2025. |
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