Watch soccer, support pediatric cancer research

Samford University women’s soccer players will kick more than soccer balls at an upcoming game.

The team will host Kickin’ It for Kids with Cancer on Sept. 5 to benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, as part of its home game against Belmont University. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium.

Last year the second annual event raised more than $3,000 for the Chattanooga-based Foundation, which is headed by President Amy Jo Osborn, a Samford alumna.

“We really can’t say enough about the involvement of Samford, and the entire Birmingham business community,” Osborn said. “The Foundation has an important presence in the Birmingham area, as we support our Hope & Cope music-therapy program for patients at Children’s of Alabama. We look to expand our Birmingham presence and Samford soccer is helping us do just that.”

The game will coincide with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, and the team will be selling special Kickin’ It shirts in weeks leading up to the game. Shirts can also be purchased online at poshbirmingham.com. In addition, local businesses will participate in the “Hope Floats” pin-up campaign to enable patrons to make donations to the foundation.

To learn more visit hatcherfoundation.org.