Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman and 2022 NFL Man of the Year Dak Prescott will team up this spring for a gala for the Children’s Cancer Foundation.
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Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman and 2022 NFL Man of the Year Dak Prescott will team up this spring at the Children’s Cancer Fund Gala to raise $2 million for childhood cancer research and treatment. are collecting.
It’s rare that Aikman and Prescott, past and present Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks, aren’t the stars of the show.
But this week, two cowboys revealed the 23 childhood cancer patients who will be taking part in the fashion show at the upcoming Knights of Remembrance Gala.
Models between the ages of 5 and 17 walk the catwalk alongside celebrities and show their courage.
One by one, children were called onto the stage and hugged by supporters at the Galleria Mall in Dallas on Monday afternoon.
The audience tearfully applauded the brave children who smiled as they met Aikman and Prescott, who had just announced the birth of their daughter, MJ.
This is the best thing I’ve done all year, that’s true, Aikman said after the program. What these kids went through, what their parents went through, it definitely touches your heart.”
Prescott will be competing for the second year as part of Roger Staubach’s Advocates for the Cure program, and Aikman will be competing for the 25th consecutive time.
CCF, one of the nation’s leading pediatric cancer fundraising organizations, has donated $13 million to fund childhood cancer research and treatment programs.