鈥淐ourageous鈥� and 鈥渒ind鈥� are the words friends used to characterize Scott Trapp, a 20-year-old 91原创 man who died the day after Christmas in 2014.
The Brookswood Secondary grad had been suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Trapp fought the disease through chemotherapy and radiation, and had been declared cancer-free a few months earlier, but he did not make it.
The Scott Trapp Stick-It to Cancer Memorial Tournament, named after Trapp in 2015, is returning for its seventh straight year on Saturday, March 17 at UBC鈥檚 Point Grey campus in Vancouver.
The ball hockey tournament is hosted by the Phi Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the parking lot at the corner of Health Sciences Mall and Thunderbird Boulevard.
The fraternity is expecting to register 36 teams, including two men鈥檚 brackets and a women鈥檚 bracket.
鈥淲hen [Scott] was diagnosed with cancer, he continually made sure others around him were alright, despite his illness,鈥� said Will Shelling, Stick-It to Cancer media chairman.
鈥淚f I can help to carry Scott鈥檚 legacy and speak his name, I鈥檓 very honoured to do it.鈥�
The tournament has raised more than $150,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society since its inception in 2011. The goal is to raise more than $45,000 this year.
鈥淎side from raising money, we really want to bring the community together with this event,鈥� said Shelling. 鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful to the community for supporting us year after year.鈥�
Besides ball hockey, the event will feature raffle prizes, barbecue, and representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society to educate those on the symptoms of cancer and how to treat it.
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