For the fifth straight year, MLS WORKS, Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, will kick off its Kick Childhood Cancer campaign this September, to raise awareness and funds for Children's Oncology Group (COG).
Fans are encouraged to support local club observances and post images with their Kick Childhood Cancer scarf, or other favorite club scarves on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #ScarvesUp. MLS WORKS will make a donation to Children’s Oncology Group for each post that includes the hashtag.
Additionally, fans will have an opportunity to bid on Kick Childhood Cancer game-used autographed memorabilia as part of the MLS WORKS holiday auction beginning in early November.
Ways to help
A limited supply of Kick Childhood Cancer scarves and t-shirts limited-edition merchandise designed by Los Angeles-based illustrator Daniel Sulzberg along with other Kick Childhood Cancer apparel are available on MLSstore.com.
DONATE! Fans can also donate directly to Children’s Oncology Group.
Why Childhood Cancer?
- Every day, 41 children are diagnosed with cancer
- 1 out of 5 children who are diagnosed with cancer dies
- 3 out of 5 who survive children’s cancer suffer late-effects, such as infertility, heart failure and secondary cancers.
- Across all ages, ethnic and socio-economic groups, cancer remains the number one cause of death by disease in children.
Children’s Oncology Group is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research, uniting more than 9,000 experts in childhood cancer at more than 200 leading children’s hospitals around the world.
