Gold ribbon effort to fight cancer at Texas Rangers game

The Texas Rangers game Friday will be a gold ribbon night for childhood cancer.

The TeamConner Childhood Cancer Foundation will be featured prior to the Ranger’s game when a human gold ribbon will be created in the outfield to bring awareness that September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The first 300 people impacted by childhood cancer who buy a ticket and sign up for the event will receive a free gold shirt and will be escorted out onto the field prior to the game. For every ticket sold, $3 will go towards fighting childhood cancer, according to the organization.

TeamConner was founded in 2008 and is named for Connor Cruse of Frisco, an 8-year-old boy who was in the midst of a four-year battle against neuroblastoma cancer when he died in 2009. Prior to his death Connor endured more than 14 surgeries, 40 blood transfusions and 25 rounds of chemo before he died.

TeamConnor says it has raised at least $1.8 million in its mission to find cures for childhood cancers. It says everyday 43 children are diagnosed with cancer, with an overall increase of 24 percent in the past 40 years, the group says.

For more information about the event go to TeamConnor.org.

The Texas Rangers game against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park starts at 7:05 p.m. Friday.

This story was originally published August 31, 2016 at 10:54 AM with the headline "Gold ribbon effort to fight cancer at Texas Rangers game."