Dancers Against Cancer Benefit Show

1823 Alumni Drive,Nacogdoches TX 75965

09 April, 2022

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Our Benefit Shows are on April 9th @10:30am and 6:00pm. They are located in the Grand Ballroom on the second floor of the SFA Student Center Dancers Against Cancer (DAC) is a charity organization at Stephen F. Austin State University that raises awareness for various cancers and raises money to donate to a cancer recipient and national foundation every semester. We dance for a cause and a cure, and we love what we do! This semester, our team voted to raise awareness for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors (ATRT), Childhood Brain Tumors. Our team also voted to donate to the East Texas Cancer Alliance of Hope and to our recipient Eduardo Gonzalez. Here is Eduardo's journey, Eduardo Gonzalez, 59 years old, was born in 1962 in a small town named Arcabuz, Tamaulipas, Mexico. At the age of 12, Eduardo and his family migrated to Houston, Texas in pursuit of a better life. He flourished in America despite the language barrier he went on to graduate from Jefferson Davis High School. He continued his studies at Texas Lutheran College and was in the Air Force for two years. In 1998, he got married and began his family. He now has two children (23 yrs and 17 yrs). They live happily in Big Bend National Park where he was working as part of the Road Crew until he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in July 2021. He has been battling this cancer and two weeks ago he took a turn for the worse. He was hospitalized and has been in the ICU since then. Help us in our journey to help Eduardo and others battling cancer by joining us at our Benefit Show.