WESTERVILLE, Ohio - The Wilmington College department of athletics is happy to join the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), its member institutions and the Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation (501c3 Charity) to fight against cancer for the first annual OAC For CFC Conference-Wide Competition from April 3-7.
How to participate on behalf of Wilmington College
Register
1. Go to: https://p2p.onecause.com/oac4cfc/team/wilmington-college
2. Donate and/or make an account and copy your fundraising link
Fundraise (April 3-7)
1. Share your fundraising link to friends, family, on social media, etc.
2. Utilize the social toolkit for ideas on how to spread the word and encourage others to donate throughout the week! (save the word doc on your desktop to be able to save the images)
About The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation:
OAC Personal Connection: The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation was Co-Founded by Emily Fisher, former Mount Union Assistant Athletic Director and Head Women's Lacrosse Coach. Emily's brother, Joe Baab Co-founded the organization alongside Emily and battled colon cancer for 3 years, passing away in August of 2021. Their father, Tim Baab is the former Head Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, and Men's Soccer Coach at John Carroll University.
About CFC: The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation provides free-of-charge cooking classes to cancer patients and family members. In partnership with top restaurants and chefs and in collaboration with our in-house nutritionist, chefs create menus to help meet cancer patient in-treatment and post-treatment needs without lacking flavor while aiming to incorporate ingredients based on the American Institute of Cancer Research's recommendations. Classes are held at the respective chef's restaurant in a fun and inviting atmosphere for a night-out experience. In donating, you are helping to 1) Educate, 2) Connect, and 3) Empower cancer patients and families. Website: culinaryfightscancer.com
The presentation including updated guidelines is attached here. Please feel free to share this with your team as a step-by-step guide for #OAC4CFC and why to participate.
Competition Overview:
- During the week of April 3-7, OAC Schools will compete against one another in an online competition to raise funds in support of The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation.
- Each School will pick someone close to them who is currently impacted by cancer to support (ex: cancer patient, immediate family member of current/former cancer patient, cancer survivor, etc.).
- Participation is easy - Each student-athlete can sign up and join their School "Team" on the CFC For OAC fundraiser page. Donations will be able to be counted towards their individual and School "Team" tally. Follow @culinaryfightscancer and @oac1902 on Instagram throughout the week of the competition.
- The School that raises the most sends the cancer patient/family member they chose plus a guest to the 2023 CFC Gala ("Soiree at the Shoreby") on Friday, September 8, at the Exclusive Shoreby Club on Lake Erie in Cleveland for a once-in-a lifetime event.
Guidelines and Details:
School to Raise the Most (must raise $3,000 minimum to qualify):
- Cancer Fighter plus a guest will be welcomed and honored at the CFC Gala on Friday September 8 at the exclusive Shoreby Club in Cleveland
- Cancer fighter plus guest
- $100 travel stipend
- Hotel stay in Cleveland the night of the event
- CFC Welcome package
- Full VIP Access
- Full access to recipe database
- Early access to register for cooking class
- Free access to CFC cooking class video database
- School Recognition
- Recognized on big screen at the Gala
- Recognized as OAC Champion for 2023 and inducted in the "Hall of Champions" on the CFC website
- Cancer fighter plus guest
Schools Finishing 2nd and 3rd Place:
- School recognized on big screen at the Gala
- Recognized on website in Hall of Champions
- Cancer patient/family member school chose to rally behind receives:
- CFC Gear Package
- Early access to register for cooking class
- Full access to recipe database
- Free access to CFC cooking class video database
Thank you so much for taking the time to make a difference in the lives of those impacted by cancer in #OAC4CFC this April 3-7, 2023!
- The OAC and The Joe Baab Culinary Fights Cancer Foundation (501c3 Charity)
