The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Missouri’s own , former head coach of the University of Missouri’s men’s basketball program – and cancer survivor – championed the cause with his 3-Point Attack in 1993. Today, more than 500 Division I, II and III college coaches, along with high school and other youth league coaches across the country, are involved in the program, having raised more than $87 million to support the American Cancer Society’s mission to finish the fight against cancer. The initiative leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round outreach efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs. We invite you to join us for a celebration of at the 7th Annual Kansas City Tip-off Classic. The evening will include a live media session for the coaches, a VIP reception with the coaches, and live auction, plus the main event in the Municipal Auditorium Arena on its vintage wooden floor. The arena event features a silent auction, cocktails and gourmet arena food, and a powerful conversation with the area’s top college basketball coaches, who will review their talent for the coming basketball season. Please join us in support of your favorite team in our fight against cancer! Kim Anderson, University of Missouri , Kareem Richardson, University of Missouri–Kansas City , University of Kansas , Kansas State University COACHES VS. CANCER SEASON TIP-OFF RECEPTION: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 • 5:30 p.m. • Kansas City Municipal Auditorium

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National Championship – $15,000 Signage options include gourmet food stations, bars, HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS SAVE LIVES and youth clinic. Your donations to the American Cancer Society help cancer • 6 VIP reception tickets with coaches’ photo opportunities patients stay well, get well, find cures and fight back. • 16 arena event tickets (2 tables of eight - preferred seating) • Full-page ad in event program • We help patients STAY WELL through early detection and early • Company logo displayed on event website prevention by providing the cancer screening guidelines our • Company logo displayed on media screen at event physicians use each day. Final Four – $10,000 • We help local patients GET WELL by providing free rides to treatment Signage options include specialty food stations. through the American Cancer Society Road To Recovery program, • 4 VIP reception tickets with coaches’ photo opportunities which connects volunteer drivers and patients to ensure they get to • 16 event tickets (2 tables of eight – preferred seating) their lifesaving treatment. Thousands of additional resources are • Half-page ad in event program available through the American Cancer Society Patient Services • Company logo displayed on event website Center by calling 800-227-2345. • Company logo displayed on media screen at event Nearly 7,000 people have been educated on cancer prevention and early detection, and Society programs and services for patients Elite Eight – $5,000 and families. Signage options include credential lanyards for each school, and name tags. Nearly 2,000 guests received free lodging during cancer treatment, • 2 VIP Reception tickets with coaches’ photo opportunities at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Kansas City facility. • 8 event tickets (1 table of eight – preferred seating) Another 1,800 cancer patients received services from a Patient • Quarter-page ad in event program Health Manager. • Company logo displayed on event website • Company logo displayed on media screen at event • We are FINDING CURES. In 2013, American Cancer Society volunteers and supporters in the Kansas City area contributed more Sweet Sixteen – $2,500 than $3.2 million to the fight against cancer. Those dollars, along • 2 VIP Reception tickets with coaches’ photo opportunities with funds raised nationwide and around the globe, contribute to • 8 event tickets (1 table of eight – preferred seating) the $4.5 million that is currently supporting research right here in • Company name listed in event program our community: • Company name listed on event website • Company logo (or name) on media screen at event $400,000 to University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute $709,000 to University of Missouri March Madness – $1,000 $720,000 to University of Kansas Research • 8 event tickets (1 table of eight) • Company name listed in event program $720,000 to University of Kansas • Company name listed on event website $1,590,000 to University of Kansas Medical Center • Company name listed on media screen at event $1,270,000 to Stowers Institute for Medical Research VIP Ticket – $250 • We FIGHT BACK through our advocacy efforts. Earlier this year, • Entrance into the VIP reception and inclusion in the VIP live auction • Assigned seating with other VIP-level donors Missouri Governor Nixon signed Senate Bill 668 (SB 668) into law - providing fairness in insurance coverage for both oral chemotherapy Event Ticket – $100 and traditional intravenous (IV) chemotherapy treatments. Thanks to • Open seating to arena event with other ticket purchasers the work of the American Cancer Society, Missouri cancer patients are no longer forced to choose between the chemotherapy that Student Ticket (under the age of 18) – $50 could save their lives or one that is covered by insurance. • Open seating to arena event with other ticket purchasers

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