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Hawkeye Touchdowns Help Sick KidsBy Mark Geary, Reporter
IOWA CITY – This season there will be even more reason to cheer when the Iowa Hawkeyes score a touchdown. Each one will help sick children.
A program called “Touchdowns for Kids” could help the University of Iowa build a new standalone children’s hospital. The idea is simple — pledge to donate at least one dollar for every touchdown the Hawkeyes score this season. The Hawkeyes scored 32 touchdowns during the last regular season. This year, all of those touchdowns could add up to big bucks. 10-year-old Madison Bainbridge has never been to a Hawkeye game, but loves to watch them on TV when she’s not playing video games. “I cheer for them,” she said. “I like Ricky Stanzi. He’s the quarterback.” As she prepares for her surgery later this week, her dad applauds the new Touchdowns for Kids program. “Every time there’s a touchdown, it just gives you another reason to stand up and cheer,” her father Grant Bainbridge said. “What better way for a Hawkeye fan to raise money for a great cause?” Organizers hope every fan will pledge at least one dollar for every touchdown the Hawks score home or away. “To actually sit in the stadium and think, ‘Wow. We just made $50,000 for the children’s hospital is a totally different dynamic,” Touchdowns for Kids volunteer Jan Beal said. The ultimate goal is to raise enough money to build a brand new hospital for children. “It’ll be tall enough to so that sick children can look over and watch the game going on at Kinnick,” Touchdowns for Kids volunteer Stacey Harmsen said. If the program scores with fans, touchdowns will take on a whole new meaning at the stadium. Touchdowns for Kids is also passing out clown noses for people to put on every time the Hawks score a touchdown. It’s a tribute to the movie, “Patch Adams.” Thursday night, there will be a kickoff party in Cedar Rapids at 1327 Boyson Road from 5:00-7:00 p.m. More Good Stuff |
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