Our Mission
Athletes 4 Cancer harnesses the healing power of the elements with the determination of the human spirit to benefit lives affected by cancer. Our organization focuses on renewing, rebuilding, and restarting lives after cancer through outdoor adventure.
Camp Koru
Paddling, surfing, & ocean life heals and empowers young survivors after cancer...
- "Camp was the experience I needed after cancer. It was a way to be on even levels with people that share the same struggles/experience in life and be able to just have fun and not be the outcast in certain…" – Lakeshow
- "I had my second interview today for a job and sitting there it hit me how much Athletes for Cancer and the Maui camp changed my life. I was able to tell them about the amazing experience and how excited…" – Seafoam
- "You and the leadership team asked us what this trip meant to us, how it had affected us, and what we were taking away from it. My answer was true and from the heart, I had a blast, I learned so much and…" – Pazooki
Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
The 6th Annual Kiteboarding 4 Cancer will take place July 13-15 in Hood River, Oregon. North America’s largest amateur kiteboarding event will once again draw kiters from around the globe for a cause that touches all of us.
11/14/2012
11/10/2012: A4C receives Mass Effect Award
11/10/2012 - We are ecstatic here in the A4C office this week! Just having returned from Atlanta for Livestrong’s Critical Mass Young Adult Cancer Alliance Conference, we are rejuvenated and inspired by the work being done in the adolescent and young adult cancer community.
11/16/2012
Change a life and win standup paddleboard! Top fundraiser between Thanksgiving and New Year’s wins a new standup paddleboard, thanks to Suplove Boards
Yes, it’s true, and that simple. Top fundraiser between Thanksgiving (Nov. 22) and New Year’s (Dec. 31), 2012 wins their very own standup paddleboard, courtesy of SUPLove SUP Boards. The board has a…
