How it all began

We started in the summer of 2006, after Ron Lancaster was diagnosed with cancer (with his blessing!). We were born out of Lacrosse Fans Fight Cancer in Hamilton, but rapidly spread across the country including Winnipeg and Vancouver in the first year.  Right from day one, we had an annual event at Grey Cup: getting together, having a few drinks and raising some money for a local cancer charity. These days, that event is our marquee. But in the early days, most money was raised at tailgates. We sold bracelets for Lisa's Beads, scarves at Ticat games, and buttons just about everywhere. We also participated in Hamilton's Climb for Cancer eleven straight years, and held an event at the inaugural Touchdown Atlantic in 2011. Like a flywheel, things got a little bigger every year, and now here we are.

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Shout out to so many folks who helped us get started: Randy, Jarrett, Bill, Garry, Cam, Brian, Jen and so many more.  And shout out to the dozens of folks that are involved over the last few years as we've grown 5X since 2021. 

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We're intentionally just barely organized - we're not incorporated, we don't have a board, and there's no overhead or administrative costs at all. We send money directly to local cancer charities so that every penny of the money we raise stays right in the local community to fight against cancer. You have our word, that'll never change.