Events
Here is a look at some of the events we host, with links to more information.
Winter Benefit – click this link to buy tickets, become a sponsor, buy a mug or donate an auction item.
Each year the June E. Nylen Cancer Center hosts a number of community events aimed at raising awareness about cancer and helping raise funds to ensure that we serve our patients with the most comprehensive cancer treatment every day.
SPONSORED EVENTS
Stars & Angels winter benefit
This gala event, held each February, is our biggest fund-raising event of the year, raising more than $190,000 to fund mammograms and colon screenings for the underserved in Siouxland.
The event includes a silent and live auction, dinner and a cocktail hour. The night is topped off when a star, someone who is an inspiration, and an angel, a caregiver who has gone above and beyond the call of duty, are honored for all that they do. Read more.
Race for Hope
The 15th annual event is Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at the Adam’s Homestead & Nature Preserve in McCook Lake, S.D.. It’s more than a race – it’s an opportunity to celebrate life and health for all, including cancer survivors. Last year a record number of people participated – over 750! Jean Gill is the honorary race director.
The event features a 15K or 5K run or walk, a 5K team competition and kids’ fun run. All courses are set on the beautiful trails of the Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve. Participants, competing or walking, will have the opportunity to honor someone fighting cancer or a cancer survivor, or remember a deceased loved one by denoting their name(s) on a special race bib. All participants will receive a race t-shirt, post-race food and chances to win door prizes. Friends and loved-ones to encouraged to attend to celebrate the day! All proceeds from the Race for Hope event stay at the Cancer Center to benefit the patients we serve.
Boxers and Bras
Held annually in the fall, Boxers and Bras brings out the creative side of its participants, who are asked to fashion designer boxer shorts and bras.
An audience award for best undergarments and a fashion show are all part of the evening, which is a casual event, complete with appetizers and cocktails. Find out more.
PARTNERS
Race for the Cure: Every Mother’s Day the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure brings thousands of runners to Sioux City to run a 5k race, both to raise money for breast cancer awareness and to celebrate all those who have beaten the disease.
Run through the streets of downtown Sioux City and culminating in the Tyson Events Center, the race draws more than 3,000 participants. Read more.
