PARSIPPANY — September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and the Parsippany Hills Vikings are once again doing their part to help support this important cause. On Friday, September 18, the Parsippany Hills varsity football team is joining forces with TEAMSean to host their Third Annual GOLD OUT Game to help bring awareness to this devastating disease.
Every day in the United States, an average of 46 children are diagnosed with cancer, and every day 7 children die from this disease. More needs to be done to find better treatments and a cure.
The varsity football team, coaches, cheerleaders, and marching band will all be wearing GOLD – the color of support for pediatric cancer – at Friday night’s game. Everyone in the stands is invited to join in and show their support as well by coming out and wearing gold to the game! TEAMSean will be on hand selling gold t-shirts, ribbons, bracelets, etc., so if you don’t have anything gold at home, you can get something at the game. Proceeds from all gold sales at the game will go directly to support pediatric cancer research.
Sean Ries, an eight-year old brain tumor warrior from Mt. Tabor who is the inspiration behind TEAMSean, will again join the Vikings on the field Friday night as their honorary Captain.
At this year’s game, the Viking Nation will also be honoring 10-month old Emma Wyman, daughter of lifetime Parsippany residents AJ and Lindsey Wyman, who is currently at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia receiving treatment for her recently diagnosed cancer.
This is a game you don’t want to miss. Come out and show your support for our State Champion Vikings, and do your part to help raise awareness for all of the children who so bravely battle this heartbreaking disease.
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