Twirling to Fight Cancer, Inc. (formally – Twirling for the Cure, Inc.)

About this campaign

Attention! College Squads and Twirling Teams to appear on the back of this year's Tee shirt as a T2FC Sponsor, please contact John Mitchell at TFTCure@gmail.com or (805) 705-9606 by Friday June 2nd. Note: The Sponsor List will not appear on the "American Game Day" Jersey.

Twirling to Fight Cancer, Inc. (T2FC) is our official new launch for the campaign formerly known as Twirling for the Cure, Inc. This year’s Booster event still brings baton twirlers across the world together to twirl, educate, and enhance awareness by raising money to help find the cure for breast cancer and celebrate the Survivors. Our motto continues to be about "Purposeful Twirling – Celebrating the Survivors".

The story began in 2011, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and when I found out, I was filled with so much emotion. I felt alone, scared and most of all helpless because I didn't know how to help my mother. I wanted everyone to care and learn about what I was experiencing with her and her struggle to overcome this disease. I quickly realized that I wasn't the only child in the world facing breast cancer with their mother nor the possibility that I could lose her. At my mother’s bedside, I started hearing all these stories of courage from the doctors, nurses, and later the families of the patients I met who also lived in fear of losing someone very close to them. The activism light had officially become lite.

Growing up, my mother was a baton twirler. Twirling was a passion that connected both of us. I have had a very extensive career twirling that has landed me in front of national audiences. With my entertainment experiences, I wanted to elevate the sport and infuse baton twirling into building awareness around what it is to be a cancer survivor. Twirling to Fight Cancer, Inc. was created with love and respect for those who are survivors and stood on the battlefield with their loved ones. I wanted to make an impact and give the community of baton twirlers that I belong to a mission. I wanted to serve our sport and give it a purpose through entertainment, education and enlightenment. I believe that this movement not only promotes the sport, but most importantly helps to save lives and puts smiles on the faces of those who are fighting the fight and those who are helping them in the battle.

I have been blessed with the opportunity and drive to create this wonderful foundation and I love it. It is a celebration for the women and men that are alive and still fighting strong, as well as a commemoration for those who are no longer with us. Twirling to Fight Cancer, Inc. strengthens us in spirit. Twirlers, respect the fight, motivate to be more and open their hearts to love so the cancer war can be won. My goal was to care enough to make a difference and be a real agent of change. I am still marching forward as seen with our T2FC Logo and twirling my way to be the change I wish to see.

Twirling to Fight Cancer, Inc. is in its 7th year with a global mission to celebrate the Survivors and help erase the disease that has taken too many lives.