According to Optimist Club team member Wynn Shell, participating was more than just fundraisng for him and several othe rmembers for they are cancer survivors. Others have family members or friends who have suffered the challenges of cancer treatment.
Kick it for Children's Cancer is a national nonprofit organization that benefits pediatric cancer research. Money raised through this program is donated to the Children's Tumor Foundation and CureSearch, to fund research at the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and to Flashes of Hope, a mission to provide free portraits to children with cancer.
Optimist International also funds pediatric cancer research through John Hopkins University with the Childhood Cancer Campaign.