MONROE - The third annual Never Give Up the Fight charity event is planned for Saturday and Sunday at Bartels & Co. Tap, 1012 17th Ave.
Proceeds from the event - from a pool tournament, silent auction, sponsorship ribbons and T-shirt and sweatshirt sales - will benefit Justice for a Cure.
All donations to Justice for a Cure go to cancer research facilities, including Mayo Clinic and the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, and to cancer support programs, including Breast Cancer Recovery, Susan G. Komen and Project 3One.
Silent auction items include a golf foursome at Springbrook Golf Course in Wisconsin Dells, Green Bay Packers 2014 team-signed ball, Badger tickets, clothing, handmade wood items and gift certificates. Thirty-six baskets were auctioned off last year.
A pool tournament runs Saturday and Sunday at $10 per entry with double elimination rules. Half of the proceeds go to the winner and the other half to Justice for a Cure.
Sponsor ribbons can be purchased in honor or memory of loved ones for $25 each and will be displayed in a continuous rotation on the flat-screen television at Bartels & Co. Tap through October.
Juda native and lifelong Green County resident Joan Kamholz founded Justice for a Cure in 2008, a year after her personal breast cancer diagnosis. In law enforcement for 30 years, Kamholz wanted to use the reach and connections of her law enforcement comrades to serve and protect in the fight against cancer.
Five years ago, Kamholz shared the story of her battle against breast cancer with Jim and Rhonda Bartels, owners of Bartels & Co. Tap. The story hit home with the Bartelses: Jim's aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and Rhonda had lost an aunt to the same disease.
Bartels & Co. Tap initially sold T-shirts, sweatshirts and trinkets, donating the proceeds to Justice for a Cure. In 2012, they introduced a two-day charity event, Never Give Up the Fight. In the last two years, the event has raised more than $10,000 for Justice for a Cure, Rhonda Bartels said.
The original Justice for a Cure fundraiser was held by the Dane County Sheriff's office, where Kamholz worked for 14 years as an officer and the past eight years as a civilian.
Since then, Justice for a Cure has extended its reach, going national with fundraisers in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Virginia and North Carolina. In 2014, the organization donated more than $27,800 to cancer research and cancer support programs across the nation.
Last year the Bartels' fundraiser was the second largest Justice for a Cure fundraiser in the nation, Kamholz said.
This year, Justice for a Cure will provide financial support to Angel on My Shoulder, a volunteer-managed organization serving cancer patients and their families, and Camp Kesem, a nationwide community supporting children through and beyond their parent's cancer.
Proceeds from the event - from a pool tournament, silent auction, sponsorship ribbons and T-shirt and sweatshirt sales - will benefit Justice for a Cure.
All donations to Justice for a Cure go to cancer research facilities, including Mayo Clinic and the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, and to cancer support programs, including Breast Cancer Recovery, Susan G. Komen and Project 3One.
Silent auction items include a golf foursome at Springbrook Golf Course in Wisconsin Dells, Green Bay Packers 2014 team-signed ball, Badger tickets, clothing, handmade wood items and gift certificates. Thirty-six baskets were auctioned off last year.
A pool tournament runs Saturday and Sunday at $10 per entry with double elimination rules. Half of the proceeds go to the winner and the other half to Justice for a Cure.
Sponsor ribbons can be purchased in honor or memory of loved ones for $25 each and will be displayed in a continuous rotation on the flat-screen television at Bartels & Co. Tap through October.
Juda native and lifelong Green County resident Joan Kamholz founded Justice for a Cure in 2008, a year after her personal breast cancer diagnosis. In law enforcement for 30 years, Kamholz wanted to use the reach and connections of her law enforcement comrades to serve and protect in the fight against cancer.
Five years ago, Kamholz shared the story of her battle against breast cancer with Jim and Rhonda Bartels, owners of Bartels & Co. Tap. The story hit home with the Bartelses: Jim's aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and Rhonda had lost an aunt to the same disease.
Bartels & Co. Tap initially sold T-shirts, sweatshirts and trinkets, donating the proceeds to Justice for a Cure. In 2012, they introduced a two-day charity event, Never Give Up the Fight. In the last two years, the event has raised more than $10,000 for Justice for a Cure, Rhonda Bartels said.
The original Justice for a Cure fundraiser was held by the Dane County Sheriff's office, where Kamholz worked for 14 years as an officer and the past eight years as a civilian.
Since then, Justice for a Cure has extended its reach, going national with fundraisers in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Virginia and North Carolina. In 2014, the organization donated more than $27,800 to cancer research and cancer support programs across the nation.
Last year the Bartels' fundraiser was the second largest Justice for a Cure fundraiser in the nation, Kamholz said.
This year, Justice for a Cure will provide financial support to Angel on My Shoulder, a volunteer-managed organization serving cancer patients and their families, and Camp Kesem, a nationwide community supporting children through and beyond their parent's cancer.
