| Swing for Life began as a high school softball team’s response to learning that their coach was fighting breast cancer. In 2002, Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s softball coach Kathy Howa was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her team rallied around her as she fought breast cancer by raising money to support local breast cancer research. Other teams in the community learned of Kathy’s battle and joined her team’s effort.
Today, Swing for Life is supported by over 54 high school softball, baseball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, and tennis teams in the state of Utah as well as 35 high school teams across the states. In 2009 colleges from over 6 states will join in the fight against breast cancer.
Kathy Howa serve's as the non-profit president. |
