COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland Coach Greg Kampe to embark on Juice Diet for Coaches vs. Cancer
BY WILLIAM DUNFORD
CORRESPONDENT
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe will support Coaches vs. Cancer by embarking on a 30-day fast, beginning on August 7th. Kampe, who enters his 29th season as head coach, encourages supporters to pledge a dollar amount for each day he is able to adhere to his juice diet.
“I have had some close friends diagnosed with cancer recently,” said Kampe. “So I felt like this was a good way to raise cancer awareness, while choosing to live a different, healthier lifestyle.”
Kampe came up with this idea after watching the documentary Fat Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross. The juice diet program was developed by Cross who suffered from obesity and was forced to make a life change or suffer possible death.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a program founded by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. It empowers schools and communities to join the fight against cancer by participating in a variety national and local charity events. Through the program, basketball coaches lead fundraising and advocacy efforts that provide individuals a chance to give something back by rallying around an important cause. Coaches vs. Cancer promotes healthy living and cancer prevention and helps create a world where cancer is no longer a threat.
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